CVE-2024-46844

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.19.322, 4.20.0-6.10.10 Use-After-Free in Line Printer Setup

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_line() The pointer isn't initialized by callers, but I have encountered cases where it's still printed; initialize it in all possible cases in setup_one_line().

References (10)

Core 10
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 16.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-824
Status published
Products (26)
linux/Kernel 3.4.0 - 4.19.322linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.284linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.167linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.110linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.226linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.51linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.10linux
Linux/Linux < 3.4
Linux/Linux 3.4
Linux/Linux 31efcebb7d7196adcee73027f513d7c0bf572b47 - 289979d64573f43df1d0e6bc6435de63a0d69cdf
... and 16 more
Published Sep 27, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026