7.5

CVE-2024-46855: linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-46855DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46855
Published 27-09-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46855 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.54%
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 26 · Related 23
DLA-4008-1DLA-4327-1DSA-5782-1SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1SUSE-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: netfilter: nft_socket: fix sk refcount leaks We must put 'sk' reference before returning.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.54% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.54%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu125 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 076d281e90aaf4192799ecb9a1ed82321e133ecd | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 6572440f78b724c46070841a68254ebc534cde24 | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < ddc7c423c4a5386bf865474c694b48178efd311a | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 33c2258bf8cb17fba9e58b111d4c4f4cf43a4896 | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 83e6fb59040e8964888afcaa5612cc1243736715 | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 1f68e097e20d3c695281a9c6433acc37be47fe11 | ≥ 039b1f4f24ecc8493b6bb9d70b4b78750d1b35c2, < 8b26ff7af8c32cb4148b3e147c52f9e4c695209c | 6934809432d23e9e0081f82d882b8fc765deeb4a | f63432cd1bb224f61216e4a4726ff29ddffbed98 | ≥ 4.19.76, < 4.20 | ≥ 5.2.18, < 5.3 | 5.3
  • linux_kernelEOL≥ 5.3, < 6.1.111 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.52 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.11 | 4.19.76 | 5.2.18 | 6.11:rc1 | 6.11:rc2 | 6.11:rc3 | 6.11:rc4 | 6.11:rc5 | 6.11:rc6 | 6.11:rc7
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.112-1 | < 6.10.11-1

3 vendors · 128 products

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