{"cve":"CVE-2024-46681","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-13T06:15:12.710","modified":"2026-10-21T13:17:47.580","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npktgen: use cpus_read_lock() in pg_net_init()\n\nI have seen the WARN_ON(smp_processor_id() != cpu) firing\nin pktgen_thread_worker() during tests.\n\nWe must use cpus_read_lock()/cpus_read_unlock()\naround the for_each_online_cpu(cpu) loop.\n\nWhile we are at it use WARN_ON_ONCE() to avoid a possible syslog flood.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f5f7366dda8ae870e8305d6e7b3c0c2686cd2cf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eed5b3115ce9e057bf64c3f6be9ea72f8298e4e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979b581e4c69257acab1af415ddad6b2d78a2fa5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-46681","score":0.00278,"percentile":0.1999,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}