What is CVE-2024-46861?

CVE-2024-46861 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46861?

CVE-2024-46861 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-2024-46861?

Yes, CVE-2024-46861 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46861 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46861

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback RX callbacks can fail for multiple reasons: * Payload too short * Payload formatted incorrecly (e.g. bad NCM framing) * Lack of memory None of these should cause the driver to seize up. Make such failures non-critical and continue processing further incoming URBs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2024-10-03

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 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.52, 6.10.11, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46861 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ca800b0cd56d5e26722f68b18bbbf6840bf44b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d1cfa3afb8627435744ecdc6d8b58bc72ee0f4c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74efed51e0a4d62f998f806c307778b47fc73395
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46861

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2024-10-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46861?

CVE-2024-46861 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46861?

CVE-2024-46861 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-2024-46861?

Yes — CVE-2024-46861 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.52, 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46861 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46861 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.