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🛡️ CVE-2024-46770 — kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

ice: Add netif_device_attach/detach into PF reset flow

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: Add netif_device_attach/detach into PF reset flow

Ethtool callbacks can be executed while reset is in progress and try to

access deleted resources, e.g. getting coalesce settings can result in a

NULL pointer dereference seen below.

Reproduction steps:

Once the driver is fully initialized, trigger reset:

# echo 1 > /sys/class/net/<interface>/device/reset

when reset is in progress try to get coalesce settings using ethtool:

# ethtool -c <interface>

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000020

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI

CPU: 11 PID: 19713 Comm: ethtool Tainted: G S 6.10.0-rc7+ #7

RIP: 0010:ice_get_q_coalesce+0x2e/0xa0 [ice]

RSP: 0018:ffffbab1e9bcf6a8 EFLAGS: 00010206

RAX: 000000000000000c RBX: ffff94512305b028 RCX: 0000000000000000

RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff9451c3f2e588 RDI: ffff9451c3f2e588

RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000

R10: ffff9451c3f2e580 R11: 000000000000001f R12: ffff945121fa9000

R13: ffffbab1e9bcf760 R14: 0000000000000013 R15: ffffffff9e65dd40

FS: 00007faee5fbe740(0000) GS:ffff94546fd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000

CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033

CR2: 0000000000000020 CR3: 0000000106c2e005 CR4: 00000000001706f0

Call Trace:

<TASK>

ice_get_coalesce+0x17/0x30 [ice]

coalesce_prepare_data+0x61/0x80

ethnl_default_doit+0xde/0x340

genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xf2/0x150

genl_rcv_msg+0x1b3/0x2c0

netlink_rcv_skb+0x5b/0x110

genl_rcv+0x28/0x40

netlink_unicast+0x19c/0x290

netlink_sendmsg+0x222/0x490

__sys_sendto+0x1df/0x1f0

__x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30

do_syscall_64+0x82/0x160

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

RIP: 0033:0x7faee60d8e27

Calling netif_device_detach() before reset makes the net core not call

the driver when ethtool command is issued, the attempt to execute an

ethtool command during reset will result in the following message:

netlink error: No such device

instead of NULL pointer dereference. Once reset is done and

ice_rebuild() is executing, the netif_device_attach() is called to allow

for ethtool operations to occur again in a safe manner.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2024-46770 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.7.0 up to 6.10.10)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 18 September 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-09-18
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.7.0 6.10.10
linux-kernel — —

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