# CVE-2024-46844: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  um: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_li...

CVE-2024-46844 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46844, released September 27, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46844
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0026
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 27, 2024

## 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().

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | bpftool ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12815](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12815.md) | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools-libs ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.112-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-46844.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.10.11-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-46844.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.10.11-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-46844.md) | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Linux | perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Linux | python-perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12813](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12813.md) | Nov 12, 2024 |

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