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CVE-2024-46831: net: microchip: vcap: Fix use-after-free error in kunit test

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-27 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: microchip: vcap: Fix use-after-free error in kunit test This is a clear use-after-free error. We remove it, and rely on checking the return code of vcap_del_rule.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.2 before 6.6.51; from 6.7 before 6.10.10; 6.11-rc1, 6.11-rc2, 6.11-rc3, 6.11-rc4, 6.11-rc5, 6.11-rc6 — fixed in 6.10.10, 6.6.51

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.10.10, 6.6.51. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c1e45156ad39f225cd7ddae0f81230a3b1e657
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0804c286ccfcf5f5c004d5bf8a54c0508b5e86b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7fe95f40c85311c98913fe6ae2c56adb7f767a7

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