Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU97256

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46707

Published: September 13, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97256

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46707

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
Confidential Computing Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
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linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
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linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the access_gic_sgi() function in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-46707

Install update from vendor's website.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46707

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2024-46707

Sources

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