CVE-2024-46679

kernel: ethtool: check device is present when getting link settings

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 13, 2024

Updated · December 18, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in ethtool in the Linux kernel, where sysfs reader getting link settings can attempt to read the device state on a device that is not present, leading to a crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')