# CVE-2024-46766: ice: move netif_queue_set_napi to rtnl-protected sections > A race condition in the Intel ice network driver causes out-of-bounds writes, potentially allowing local attackers to execute code or crash the system. - **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 18 Sep 2024 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-46766, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46766, GHSA-rm2h-fhqm-923f, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46766 ## What is CVE-2024-46766? CVE-2024-46766 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: move netif_queue_set_napi to rtnl-protected sections Currently, netif_queue_set_napi() is called from ice_vsi_rebuild() that is not rtnl-locked when called from the reset. This creates the need to take the rtnl_lock just for a single function and complicates the synchronization with .ndo_bpf. At the same time, there no actual need to fill napi-to-queue information at this exact point. Fill napi-to-queue information when opening the VSI and clear it when the VSI is being closed. Those routines are already rtnl-locked. Also, rewrite napi-to-queue assignment in a way that prevents inclusion of XDP queues, as this leads to out-of-bounds writes, such as one below. [ +0.000004] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in netif_queue_set_napi+0x1c2/0x1e0 [ +0.000012] Write of size 8 at addr ffff889881727c80 by task bash/7047 [ +0.000006] CPU: 24 PID: 7047 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2+ #2 [ +0.000004] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600WFT/S2600WFT, BIOS SE5C620.86B.02.01.0014.082620210524 08/26/2021 [ +0.000003] Call Trace: [ +0.000003] [ +0.000002] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x80 [ +0.000007] print_report+0xce/0x630 [ +0.000007] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000007] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1c9/0x2c0 [ +0.000005] ? netif_queue_set_napi+0x1c2/0x1e0 [ +0.000003] kasan_report+0xe9/0x120 [ +0.000004] ? netif_queue_set_napi+0x1c2/0x1e0 [ +0.000004] netif_queue_set_napi+0x1c2/0x1e0 [ +0.000005] ice_vsi_close+0x161/0x670 [ice] [ +0.000114] ice_dis_vsi+0x22f/0x270 [ice] [ +0.000095] ice_pf_dis_all_vsi.constprop.0+0xae/0x1c0 [ice] [ +0.000086] ice_prepare_for_reset+0x299/0x750 [ice] [ +0.000087] pci_dev_save_and_disable+0x82/0xd0 [ +0.000006] pci_reset_function+0x12d/0x230 [ +0.000004] reset_store+0xa0/0x100 [ +0.000006] ? __pfx_reset_store+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000002] ? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000004] ? __check_object_size+0x4c1/0x640 [ +0.000007] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x30b/0x4a0 [ +0.000006] vfs_write+0x5d6/0xdf0 [ +0.000005] ? fd_install+0x180/0x350 [ +0.000005] ? __pfx_vfs_write+0x10/0xA10 [ +0.000004] ? do_fcntl+0x52c/0xcd0 [ +0.000004] ? kasan_save_track+0x13/0x60 [ +0.000003] ? kasan_save_free_info+0x37/0x60 [ +0.000006] ksys_write+0xfa/0x1d0 [ +0.000003] ? __pfx_ksys_write+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000002] ? __x64_sys_fcntl+0x121/0x180 [ +0.000004] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x87/0xe0 [ +0.000005] do_syscall_64+0x80/0x170 [ +0.000007] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x87/0xe0 [ +0.000004] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ +0.000003] ? file_close_fd_locked+0x167/0x230 [ +0.000005] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x7d/0x220 [ +0.000005] ? do_syscall_64+0x8c/0x170 [ +0.000004] ? do_syscall_64+0x8c/0x170 [ +0.000003] ? do_syscall_64+0x8c/0x170 [ +0.000003] ? fput+0x1a/0x2c0 [ +0.000004] ? filp_close+0x19/0x30 [ +0.000004] ? do_dup2+0x25a/0x4c0 [ +0.000004] ? __x64_sys_dup2+0x6e/0x2e0 [ +0.000002] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x7d/0x220 [ +0.000004] ? do_syscall_64+0x8c/0x170 [ +0.000003] ? __count_memcg_events+0x113/0x380 [ +0.000005] ? handle_mm_fault+0x136/0x820 [ +0.000005] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x444/0xa80 [ +0.000004] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 [ +0.000004] ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 [ +0.000002] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ +0.000005] RIP: 0033:0x7f2033593154 Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46766? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-46766? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-46766 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46766 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46766 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-46766 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46766 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46766/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46766/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46766 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46766 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46766 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46766/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.