{"cve":"CVE-2024-46764","nvd":{"published":"2024-09-18T08:15:04.670","modified":"2026-08-04T11:20:23.530","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: add check for invalid name in btf_name_valid_section()\n\nIf the length of the name string is 1 and the value of name[0] is NULL\nbyte, an OOB vulnerability occurs in btf_name_valid_section() and the\nreturn value is true, so the invalid name passes the check.\n\nTo solve this, you need to check if the first position is NULL byte and\nif the first character is printable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb6705c3f93bed2af03d43691743d4c43e3c8e6f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8ffe2d4d37a05ce18c71b87421443c16f8475e5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:38.012257375+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-46764","score":0.00218,"percentile":0.12265,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}