What is CVE-2024-46871?

CVE-2024-46871 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.15.174, 6.1.109, 6.6.50 and others. CVE-2024-46871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46871?

CVE-2024-46871 has a CVSS score of 7.8 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:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46871?

Yes, CVE-2024-46871 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.174, 6.1.109, 6.6.50 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-46871 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-46871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-46871

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Correct the defined value for AMDGPU_DMUB_NOTIFICATION_MAX [Why & How] It actually exposes '6' types in enum dmub_notification_type. Not 5. Using smaller number to create array dmub_callback & dmub_thread_offload has potential to access item out of array bound. Fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-09

Last modified 2026-05-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-46871 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.174, 6.1.109, 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.109 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.50 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.9 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-46871 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

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800a5ab673c4a61ca220cce177386723d91bdb37
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f404b0bc2df3880758fb3c3bc7496f596f347d7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad28d7c3d989fc5689581664653879d664da76f0
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-46871

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-09

Modified 2026-05-05

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46871?

CVE-2024-46871 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.174, 6.1.109, 6.6.50 and others. CVE-2024-46871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-46871?

CVE-2024-46871 has a CVSS score of 7.8 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:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-46871?

Yes — CVE-2024-46871 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.174, 6.1.109, 6.6.50 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-46871 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-46871 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.