Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46862
Published: September 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97821
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46862
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ARRAY_SIZE() function in sound/soc/intel/common/soc-acpi-intel-mtl-match.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46862
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.10.11, 6.11