CVE-2024-46681pktgen: use cpus_read_lock() in pg_net_init()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pktgen: use cpus_read_lock() in pg_net_init() I have seen the WARN_ON(smp_processor_id() != cpu) firing in pktgen_thread_worker() during tests. We must use cpus_read_lock()/cpus_read_unlock() around the for_each_online_cpu(cpu) loop. While we are at it use WARN_ON_ONCE() to avoid a possible syslog flood.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7eed5b3115ce9e057bf64c3f6be9ea72f8298e4e; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 5f5f7366dda8ae870e8305d6e7b3c0c2686cd2cf; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 979b581e4c69257acab1af415ddad6b2d78a2fa5 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.12 before 6.10.8; 6.11; 6.11; 6.11; 6.11; 6.11 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eed5b3115ce9e057bf64c3f6be9ea72f8298e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5f7366dda8ae870e8305d6e7b3c0c2686cd2cfpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979b581e4c69257acab1af415ddad6b2d78a2fa5patch
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