CVE-2024-46774
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Prevent Spectre v1 gadget construction in sys_rtas() Smatch warns: arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c:1932 __do_sys_rtas() warn: potential spectre issue 'args.args' [r] (local cap) The 'nargs' and 'nret' locals come directly from a user-supplied buffer and are used as indexes into a small stack-based array and as inputs to copy_to_user() after they are subject to bounds checks. Use array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks to clamp these values for speculative execution.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.10.10
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0974d03eb479384466d828d65637814bee6b26d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d8156480940b79227d58865ec5d2947b9384a8
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0974d03eb479384466d828d65637814bee6b26d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f1feff02e9da0dd0cdb195c428c42b5f9b6c771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d8156480940b79227d58865ec5d2947b9384a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a262c2dc833f2fe1bd5c53a4d899e7077d3b1da9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b137af795399d8b657bad1646c18561530f35ed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2834ff1d9641a8695a09ea79cd901c7b6d4d05f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html