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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-46784

medium Nessus Plugin ID 228851

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mana: Fix error handling in mana_create_txq/rxq's NAPI cleanup Currently napi_disable() gets called during rxq and txq cleanup, even before napi is enabled and hrtimer is initialized. It causes kernel panic. ? page_fault_oops+0x136/0x2b0 ? page_counter_cancel+0x2e/0x80 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x2f2/0x640 ? refill_obj_stock+0xc4/0x110 ? exc_page_fault+0x71/0x160 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 ? __mmdrop+0x10/0x180 ? __mmdrop+0xec/0x180 ? hrtimer_active+0xd/0x50 hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x2c/0xf0 hrtimer_cancel+0x15/0x30 napi_disable+0x65/0x90 mana_destroy_rxq+0x4c/0x2f0 mana_create_rxq.isra.0+0x56c/0x6d0 ? mana_uncfg_vport+0x50/0x50 mana_alloc_queues+0x21b/0x320 ? skb_dequeue+0x5f/0x80 (CVE-2024-46784)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 228851

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_46784.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46784

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-46784