What is CVE-2024-46855?

CVE-2024-46855 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19.76 onward and patched in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.168 and others. CVE-2024-46855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46855?

CVE-2024-46855 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-2024-46855?

Yes, CVE-2024-46855 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.76 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46855 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46855

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_socket: fix sk refcount leaks We must put 'sk' reference before returning.

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 4.19.76, 5.2.18, 5.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.168, 6.1.111, 6.6.52, 6.10.11, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.19.76 ≥ 5.2.18 ≥ 5.3

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.295 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.239 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-2024-46855 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/2025/10/msg00007.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/076d281e90aaf4192799ecb9a1ed82321e133ecd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f68e097e20d3c695281a9c6433acc37be47fe11
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c2258bf8cb17fba9e58b111d4c4f4cf43a4896
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46855

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-2024-46855?

CVE-2024-46855 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.76 onward and has been patched in 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.168 and others. CVE-2024-46855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46855?

CVE-2024-46855 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-2024-46855?

Yes — CVE-2024-46855 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.168 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.76 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46855 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.