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CVE-2024-46844
Linux Linux — um: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_line()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0026 16.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 31efcebb7d7196adcee73027f513d7c0bf572b47 – —
Linux 3.4 – 4.19.322
TIMELINE
Sep 11 Reserved by Linux
Sep 27 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-46844 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_line()
The pointer isn't initialized by callers, but I have
encountered cases where it's still printed; initialize
it in all possible cases in setup_one_line().
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 11, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 27, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-46844 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 31efcebb7d7196adcee73027f513d7c0bf572b47 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 3.4 | 4.19.322 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-46844 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.