What is CVE-2024-46862?

CVE-2024-46862 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and patched in 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46862?

CVE-2024-46862 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-2024-46862?

Yes, CVE-2024-46862 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46862 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46862

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: soc-acpi-intel-mtl-match: add missing empty item There is no links_num in struct snd_soc_acpi_mach {}, and we test !link->num_adr as a condition to end the loop in hda_sdw_machine_select(). So an empty item in struct snd_soc_acpi_link_adr array is required.

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

Affected from

≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.10.11 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46862 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/01281a9e8275946aa725db0919769b8d35af3a11
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf6d7a44a144aa9c476dee83c23faf3151181bab
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46862

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-2024-46862?

CVE-2024-46862 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.10.11 and 6.11. CVE-2024-46862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46862?

CVE-2024-46862 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-2024-46862?

Yes — CVE-2024-46862 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.10.11 and 6.11. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46862 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46862 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.