Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46746
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97494
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46746
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the amdtp_hid_remove() function in drivers/hid/amd-sfh-hid/amd_sfh_hid.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46746
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b4f5cf91ca03c08e3822ac89476a677a780bcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/775125c7fe38533aaa4b20769f5b5e62cc1170a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60dc4ee0428d70bcbb41436b6729d29f1cbdfb89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb3e3c1ddb5a23b8b7122ef1913f528d728937c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97155021ae17b86985121b33cf8098bcde00d497
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.167
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.51