# CVE-2024-46784: net: mana: Fix error handling in mana_create_txq/rxq's NAPI cleanup

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's mana driver causes a kernel panic during queue cleanup, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** AZL-49675, BELL-CVE-2024-46784, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46784, GHSA-3ffp-ffxg-jv46, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46784

## What is CVE-2024-46784?

CVE-2024-46784 is a medium-severity 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:

net: mana: Fix error handling in mana_create_txq/rxq's NAPI cleanup

Currently napi_disable() gets called during rxq and txq cleanup,
even before napi is enabled and hrtimer is initialized. It causes
kernel panic.

? page_fault_oops+0x136/0x2b0
  ? page_counter_cancel+0x2e/0x80
  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x2f2/0x640
  ? refill_obj_stock+0xc4/0x110
  ? exc_page_fault+0x71/0x160
  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
  ? __mmdrop+0x10/0x180
  ? __mmdrop+0xec/0x180
  ? hrtimer_active+0xd/0x50
  hrtimer_try_to_cancel+0x2c/0xf0
  hrtimer_cancel+0x15/0x30
  napi_disable+0x65/0x90
  mana_destroy_rxq+0x4c/0x2f0
  mana_create_rxq.isra.0+0x56c/0x6d0
  ? mana_uncfg_vport+0x50/0x50
  mana_alloc_queues+0x21b/0x320
  ? skb_dequeue+0x5f/0x80

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46784?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46784?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46784 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46784 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2024-46784 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46784 is a medium-severity 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-2024-46784 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-2024-46784/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46784/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46784
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46784
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46784

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46784/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.