What is CVE-2024-46841?

CVE-2024-46841 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.31 onward and patched in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. CVE-2024-46841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46841?

CVE-2024-46841 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-2024-46841?

Yes, CVE-2024-46841 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.31 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46841 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46841

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: don't BUG_ON on ENOMEM from btrfs_lookup_extent_info() in walk_down_proc() We handle errors here properly, ENOMEM isn't fatal, return the error.

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 2.6.31 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.10.10, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.31

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.231 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.64 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.10 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46841 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/2025/03/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135b4819f6fba87fd5a2693023133e78ac73f1d3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a2c518ab221c0cadcb8c45ca86f83a52dd4da6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a0648f96c3ca647c71c6c1ddbc7c353bab79f64
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46841

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-2024-46841?

CVE-2024-46841 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.31 onward and has been patched in 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. CVE-2024-46841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46841?

CVE-2024-46841 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-2024-46841?

Yes — CVE-2024-46841 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.31 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46841 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.