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CVE-2024-46795

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-46795 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability affecting the ksmbd module in the Linux kernel. Specifically, it occurs when a reused connection is bound, causing the Preauth_HashValue to remain NULL, leading to a crash during encryption key generation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in high availability impact (system crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.15, < 5.15.167CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.110CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.6.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.7, < 6.10.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0028 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

codesyspatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
esphomepatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19670-17086Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17610-17084Fixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17651-17084Fixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.164.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.51.1-5 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17207-16823Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.47.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.51.1-5
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17250-17086Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1

Vendor Advisories (5)

codesysllm-codesys-fe85e88fbae25bb9CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates

Jun 3, 2025
esphomellm-esphome-ed450ce9fd6a7380CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates

Jun 3, 2025
microsoft2024-Oct/CVE-2024-46795

CVE-2024-46795

Oct 8, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-46795Low

kernel: ksmbd: unset the binding mark of a reused connection

Sep 18, 2024
microsoft2024-Sep/CVE-2024-46795Moderate

ksmbd: unset the binding mark of a reused connection

Sep 10, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/41bc256da7e47b679df87c7fc7a5b393052b9cce
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4c8496f44f5bb5c06cdef5eb130ab259643392a1
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/78c5a6f1f630172b19af4912e755e1da93ef0ab5
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/93d54a4b59c4b3d803d20aa645ab5ca71f3b3b02
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9914f1bd61d5e838bb1ab15a71076d37a6db65d1
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html