What is CVE-2024-46831?

CVE-2024-46831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-46831?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-46831

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: microchip: vcap: Fix use-after-free error in kunit test This is a clear use-after-free error. We remove it, and rely on checking the return code of vcap_del_rule.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions c956b9b318d9036701c471dd458f9ed31defc629, 6.2, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46831?: CVE-2024-46831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-46831?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.