What is CVE-2024-46854?

CVE-2024-46854 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. CVE-2024-46854 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46854?

CVE-2024-46854 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46854?

Yes, CVE-2024-46854 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46854 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46854 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46854

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dpaa: Pad packets to ETH_ZLEN When sending packets under 60 bytes, up to three bytes of the buffer following the data may be leaked. Avoid this by extending all packets to ETH_ZLEN, ensuring nothing is leaked in the padding. This bug can be reproduced by running $ ping -s 11 destination

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.111, 6.6.52, 6.10.11, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.10

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.323 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.285 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.227 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.168 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.111 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.52 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.11 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46854 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/2025/01/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f31f51bfc8214a6deaac2920e6342cb9d019133
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34fcac26216ce17886af3eb392355b459367af1a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38f5db5587c0ee53546b28c50ba128253181ac83
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46854

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46854?

CVE-2024-46854 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.10 onward and has been patched in 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. CVE-2024-46854 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46854?

CVE-2024-46854 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46854?

Yes — CVE-2024-46854 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46854 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46854 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.