Vulnerability · CVE-2024-0646
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as t…
Published Jan 17, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2026 · linux kernel
Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-0646. EPSS is 0.31%. 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.
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- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.31%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe linux/linux kernel
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe linux/linux kernel6.7
- cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.10.208
- cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.15.147
- cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.4.267
- cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.1.69
- cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.6.7
How to fix CVE-2024-0646
Upgrade
CVE-2024-0646 lists a fix boundary at 5.10.208. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 5.10.208
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
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-2024-0646. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 6.7; linux/linux kernel < 5.10.208; linux/linux kernel < 5.15.147; linux/linux kernel < 5.4.267. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 17, 2024 · NIST NVD
Detected
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Nov 4, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0646
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0646
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
nvd.nist.gov
References
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
- Third Party Advisory · access.redhat.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 8, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 5, 2026
- NIST NVDNov 5, 2026