What is CVE-2024-46860?

CVE-2024-46860 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.16 onward and patched in 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46860 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46860?

CVE-2024-46860 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-2024-46860?

Yes, CVE-2024-46860 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46860 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46860 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-46860

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix NULL pointer access in mt7921_ipv6_addr_change When disabling wifi mt7921_ipv6_addr_change() is called as a notifier. At this point mvif->phy is already NULL so we cannot use it here.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2024-10-02

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-46860 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.52, 6.10.11, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.52 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.11 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/479ffee68d59c599f8aed8fa2dcc8e13e7bd13c3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfee9346d8c17d928ef6da2b8bffab88fa2a553

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d92bafd4c67efb692f722d73a07412b5f88c6d6

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46860

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2024-10-02

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46860?

CVE-2024-46860 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.16 onward and has been patched in 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46860 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46860?

CVE-2024-46860 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-2024-46860?

Yes. CVE-2024-46860 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46860 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-46860 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.