#VU97506 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46766
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97506
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-46766
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the ice_napi_add(), ice_reinit_interrupt_scheme(), ice_suspend() and ice_vsi_open() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_vsi_cfg_def(), ice_vsi_close() and ice_dis_vsi() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c, within the ice_free_q_vector() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.