What is CVE-2024-46865?

CVE-2024-46865 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10.226 onward. CVE-2024-46865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46865?

CVE-2024-46865 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-2024-46865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-46865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-46865 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46865

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: fix initialization of grc The grc must be initialize first. There can be a condition where if fou is NULL, goto out will be executed and grc would be used uninitialized.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-09-27

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

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

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2024-46865 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.110, 6.6.51, 6.10.10 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ 5.10.226 ≥ 5.15.167 ≥ 6.1.110 ≥ 6.6.51 ≥ 6.10.10

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46865 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/16ff0895283058b0f96d4fe277aa25ee096f0ea8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392f6a97fcbecc64f0c00058b2db5bb0e4b8cc3e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8002277167125078e6b9b90137bdf443ebaa08
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46865

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-09-27

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46865?

CVE-2024-46865 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10.226 onward . CVE-2024-46865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46865?

CVE-2024-46865 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-2024-46865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-46865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-46865 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.