# CVE-2024-46792: riscv: misaligned: Restrict user access to kernel memory

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-09-18 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: misaligned: Restrict user access to kernel memory raw_copy_{to,from}_user() do not call access_ok(), so this code allowed userspace to access any virtual memory address.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b6ff6c896aee5ef9b581e40d0045ff04fcbc8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b686ecdeacf6658e1348c1a32a08e2e72f7c0f00

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