CVE-2024-46845 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's tracing/timerlat component. It occurs when a program using the timerlat tracer is terminated, leading to a race condition where an hrtimer can be freed twice. This vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions and has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.5, < 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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