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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-46865

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: fix initialization of grc The grc must be initialize first.

Published Sep 27, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-46865. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.55%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe linux/linux kernel5.10.226
  • cpe linux/linux kernel5.15.167
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.1.110
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.10.10
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.6.51

How to fix CVE-2024-46865

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-46865. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 5.10.226; linux/linux kernel 5.15.167; linux/linux kernel 6.1.110; linux/linux kernel 6.10.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 27, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-46865

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-46865

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-46865

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.