What is CVE-2024-46818?

CVE-2024-46818 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 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-2024-46818 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46818?

CVE-2024-46818 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46818?

Yes, CVE-2024-46818 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-2024-46818 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46818 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46818

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check gpio_id before used as array index [WHY & HOW] GPIO_ID_UNKNOWN (-1) is not a valid value for array index and therefore should be checked in advance. This fixes 5 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-46818 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

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-2024-46818 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/0184cca30cad74d88f5c875d4e26999e26325700
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08e7755f754e3d2cef7d3a7da538d33526bd6f7c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276e3fd93e3beb5894eb1cc8480f9f417d51524d
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46818

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 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-2024-46818?

CVE-2024-46818 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 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-2024-46818 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46818?

CVE-2024-46818 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46818?

Yes — CVE-2024-46818 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-2024-46818 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46818 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.