CVE-2024-26940

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-05-01 05:17Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:07Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-19

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

22e2731eeba9994cccd5e80fd0dcbf60efd2ad075a4d8aea51b1f9e97a2609da

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/016119154981d81c9e8f2ea3f56b9e2b4ea14500
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/042ef0afc40fa1a22b3608f22915b91ce39d128f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e3ce59c1200f1f0563e39de151f34962ab0fe1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb08db0fc5354fa17b7ed66dab3c503332423451
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be9075fec0a639384ed19975634b662bfab938f