CVE-2024-46801 is a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel's libfs component, specifically within the get_stashed_dentry() function. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by failing to properly hold an RCU lock before dereferencing a stashed dentry. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.9, < 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
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.