Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfsd: fix potential UAF in nfsd4_cb_getattr_release

Once we drop the delegation reference, the fields embedded in it are no
longer safe to access. Do that last.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-46696

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 6.75% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-05 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46696
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0b66698a5ae41078f7490e8b3527013f5fccd6c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1116e0e372eb16dd907ec571ce5d4af325c55c10

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