fou: fix initialization of grc
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: fix initialization of grc The grc must be initialize first. There can be a condition where if fou is NULL, goto out will be executed and grc would be used uninitialized.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00546 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.111 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10.226 to before 5.10.227; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.168; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.111; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.52; 6.10.10 to before 6.10.11 | 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.111, 6.6.52, 6.10.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10.226 to before 5.10.227; 5.15.167 to before 5.15.168; 6.1.110 to before 6.1.111; 6.6.51 to before 6.6.52; 6.10.10 to before 6.10.11 Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.111, 6.6.52, 6.10.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.226 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.167:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.167 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.110 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.51 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.226 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.167:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.167 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.110 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.51 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.111, 6.6.52, 6.10.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46865
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8x2-w2mg-gx8m
References
Patch 4
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Sources
- CVE-2024-46865 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46865 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8x2-w2mg-gx8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-46865 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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