7.8

CVE-2024-46759: linux Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46759DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46759
Published 18-09-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46759 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 38 · Related 32
DLA-3912-1DLA-4008-1DSA-5782-1MGASA-2024-0316MGASA-2024-0318RHSA-2025:6966

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (adc128d818) Fix underflows seen when writing limit attributes DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() after kstrtol() results in an underflow if a large negative number such as -9223372036854775808 is provided by the user. Fix it by reordering clamp_val() and DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() operations.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-261.295 | < 4.15.0-231.243 | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1138.144 | < 4.4.0-1176.191 | < 4.15.0-1175.188 | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 05419d0056dcf7088687e561bb583cc06deba777 | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 7645d783df23878342d5d8d22030c3861d2d5426 | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 2a3add62f183459a057336381ef3a896da01ce38 | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 019ef2d396363ecddc46e826153a842f8603799b | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < f7f5101af5b47a331cdbfa42ba64c507b47dd1fe | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 6891b11a0c6227ca7ed15786928a07b1c0e4d4af | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < b0bdb43852bf7f55ba02f0cbf00b4ea7ca897bff | ≥ b4c9c1a7987ef07d8345bf9d19f36d97423b6b25, < 8cad724c8537fe3e0da8004646abc00290adae40 | 3.15
  • linux_kernel< 4.19.322 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.284 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.226 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.167 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.110 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.51 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.10
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.11-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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