What is CVE-2024-46817?

CVE-2024-46817 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 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. CVE-2024-46817 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46817?

CVE-2024-46817 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-2024-46817?

Yes, CVE-2024-46817 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 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-2024-46817 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46817 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46817

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when stream nums greater than 6 [Why] Coverity reports OVERRUN warning. Should abort amdgpu_dm initialize. [How] Return failure to amdgpu_dm_init.

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 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.284 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.226 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.167 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.109 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.50 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46817 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/2024/10/msg00003.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bbb39863f10f5fb4bf772d15b07d5d13590e9d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b515c458aa9c92bfcb99884c94713a5f471cea
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/754321ed63f0a4a31252ca72e0bd89a9e1888018
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46817

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-2024-46817?

CVE-2024-46817 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 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 and others. CVE-2024-46817 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46817?

CVE-2024-46817 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-2024-46817?

Yes — CVE-2024-46817 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.284, 5.10.226, 5.15.167 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-2024-46817 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46817 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.