7.8

CVE-2024-46818: linux Improper Validation of Array Index

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46818DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46818
Published 27-09-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46818 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.6% 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
0.27%
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 66 · Related 63
DLA-3912-1DLA-4008-1DSA-5782-1SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1

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 gpio_id before used as array index [WHY & HOW] GPIO_ID_UNKNOWN (-1) is not a valid value for array index and therefore should be checked in advance. This fixes 5 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

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

Ubuntu130 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 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≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 8520fdc8ecc38f240a8e9e7af89cca6739c3e790 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 40c2e8bc117cab8bca8814735f28a8b121654a84 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 0184cca30cad74d88f5c875d4e26999e26325700 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 276e3fd93e3beb5894eb1cc8480f9f417d51524d | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 08e7755f754e3d2cef7d3a7da538d33526bd6f7c | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 3d4198ab612ad48f73383ad3bb5663e6f0cdf406 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 2a5626eeb3b5eec7a36886f9556113dd93ec8ed6 | 4.15
  • linux_kernel< 5.4.284 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.226 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.167 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.109 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.50 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.9
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.9-1

3 vendors · 133 products

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