What is CVE-2024-46816?

CVE-2024-46816 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135 and others. CVE-2024-46816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46816?

CVE-2024-46816 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46816?

Yes, CVE-2024-46816 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46816 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46816

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when link nums greater than max_links [Why] Coverity report OVERRUN warning. There are only max_links elements within dc->links. link count could up to AMDGPU_DM_MAX_DISPLAY_INDEX 31. [How] Make sure link count less than max_links.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.237 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.135 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.88 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46816 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13080d052c995aee14695a5b740c245121eb2bcc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36c39a8dcce210649f2f45f252abaa09fcc1ae87
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c84632096722fd31251f0957fafc9e90d9a247fd
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46816

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46816?

CVE-2024-46816 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135 and others. CVE-2024-46816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46816?

CVE-2024-46816 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46816?

Yes — CVE-2024-46816 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46816 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46816 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.