9.8

CVE-2024-46697: nfsd: ensure that nfsd4_fattr_args.context is zeroed out

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46697DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46697
Published 13-09-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46697 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Initialization vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5
RHSA-2024:11486USN-7154-1USN-7154-2USN-7155-1USN-7156-1USN-7196-1

Timeline

  1. 13-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: ensure that nfsd4_fattr_args.context is zeroed out If nfsd4_encode_fattr4 ends up doing a "goto out" before we get to checking for the security label, then args.context will be set to uninitialized junk on the stack, which we'll then try to free. Initialize it early.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu92 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ f59388a579c6a395de8f7372b267d3abecd8d6bf, < dd65b324174a64558a16ebbf4c3266e5701185d0 | ≥ f59388a579c6a395de8f7372b267d3abecd8d6bf, < f58bab6fd4063913bd8321e99874b8239e9ba726 | 6.7
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.10.8 | 6.11:rc1 | 6.11:rc2 | 6.11:rc3 | 6.11:rc4 | 6.11:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.10.9-1

3 vendors · 95 products

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