CVE-2024-46865

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.1 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Sep 27, 2024

Updated: Oct 17, 2024

CWE ID 908

Summary

CVE-2024-46865 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel. This issue involves the 'fou' variable which, under certain conditions, may not be initialized properly. Specifically, if 'fou' is null, the code attempts to use 'grc' without initialization, leading to potential uninitialized memory usage and potential security vulnerabilities. The Linux kernel team has released a patch to address this issue.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/yiWRrZ
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46865
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46865

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