CVE-2024-46777: Linux kernel · udf: Avoid excessive partition lengths
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.4.0-1153.159 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 23:57 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1153.159, 4.15.0-1199.214~14.04.1, 4.4.0-279.313~14.04.1 +97
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7100-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7100-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7119-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7123-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7144-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7154-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7155-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gkeoppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gkeop?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
A patch is available and has been released in multiple Linux kernel versions including 4.4.0-1153.159, 4.15.0-1199.214~14.04.1, and others. Users and administrators should update to these fixed kernel versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official fixes.
Description
CVE-2024-46777 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's UDF filesystem driver that prevents mounting filesystems with excessively large partition lengths that could overflow 32-bit block number limits or cause unsafe indexing in block bitmaps. This flaw has been fixed in multiple Linux kernel versions. The vulnerability has a high severity score and could lead to system compromise if exploited.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46777 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46777 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/ebbe26fd54a9621994bc16b14f2ba8f84c089693 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c23130d38e8bc28e9ef581443de9b1fc749966 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1497a4484cdb2cf6c37960d788fb6ba67567bdb7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/551966371e17912564bc387fbeb2ac13077c3db1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ddf831451357c6da4b64645eb797c93c1c054d1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0173999123082280cf904bd640015951f194a294 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56330761950cb83de1dfb348479f20c56c95f90 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/925fd8ee80d5348a5e965548e5484d164d19221d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebbe26fd54a9621994bc16b14f2ba8f84c089693 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7100-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7100-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7088-5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7119-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7123-1 (opens in a new tab)