#VU97825 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46864 

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#VU97825 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46864

Published: September 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97825
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46864
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the hv_machine_shutdown() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c, within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(), register_syscore_ops() and wrmsrl() functions in arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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