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
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
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-2024-46865. 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.
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.
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.