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CVE-2024-46823: Linux kernel · kunit/overflow: Fix UB in overflow_allocation_test

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented by removing the out-of-scope variable and passing the device name directly as a string. Users should apply the official Linux kernel patch that addresses this issue once available. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

Description

CVE-2024-46823 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the kunit overflow_allocation_test. The issue arises because the 'device_name' array is used outside its scope as a driver name, causing a kernel panic when Kernel Address Sanitizer (KASAN) is enabled. The fix involves removing the out-of-scope variable and passing the device name directly as an ASCII string.

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