7.8

CVE-2024-46813: linux Improper Validation of Array Index

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46813DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46813
Published 27-09-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46813 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
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 23 · Related 23

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check link_index before accessing dc->links[] [WHY & HOW] dc->links[] has max size of MAX_LINKS and NULL is return when trying to access with out-of-bound index. This fixes 3 OVERRUN and 1 RESOURCE_LEAK issues reported by Coverity.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

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
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 032c5407a608ac3b2a98bf4fbda27d12c20c5887 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < ac04759b4a002969cf0f1384f1b8bb2001cfa782 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 8aa2864044b9d13e95fe224f32e808afbf79ecdf | 4.15
  • linux_kernel< 6.6.87 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.9
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.10.9-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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