CVE-2024-46784

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Sep 18, 2024 linux CWE-908 EPSS 0.22% (12th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-46784 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 18, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: mana: Fix error handling in mana_create_txq/rxq's NAPI cleanup

Currently napi_disable() gets called during rxq and txq cleanup,

even before napi is enabled and hrtimer is initialized. It causes

kernel panic.

? page_fault_oops+0x136/0x2b0

? page_counter_cancel+0x2e/0x80

? do_user_addr_fault+0x2f2/0x640

? refill_obj_stock+0xc4/0x110

? exc_page_fault+0x71/0x160

? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30

? __mmdrop+0x10/0x180

? __mmdrop+0xec/0x180

? hrtimer_active+0xd/0x50

hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x2c/0xf0

hrtimer_cancel+0x15/0x30

napi_disable+0x65/0x90

mana_destroy_rxq+0x4c/0x2f0

mana_create_rxq.isra.0+0x56c/0x6d0

? mana_uncfg_vport+0x50/0x50

mana_alloc_queues+0x21b/0x320

? skb_dequeue+0x5f/0x80

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 5.15, < 6.1.110	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/386617efacab10bf5bb40bde403467c57cc00470 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/4982a47154f0b50de81ee0a0b169a3fc74120a65 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9178eb8ebcd887ab75e54ac40d538e54bb9c7788 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e0bff4900b5d412a9bafe4baeaa6facd34f671c Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ecc662037694488bfff7c9fd21c405df8411f2 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-46784?

CVE-2024-46784 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 18, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-46784?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-46784?

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