CVE-2024-26957

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

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 05:19Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:28Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-19

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-911Improper Update of Reference CountBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

caae4f720603c60a86db90f4afc760a118a4566f93b4fd98a0c44d7330a2942c

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e500849fa558879a1cde43f80c7c048c2437058
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9daddee03de3f231012014dab8ab2b277a116a55
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6470078ab3d8f222115e11c4ec67351f3031b3dd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55677878b93e9ebc31f66d0e2fb93be5e7836a6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f6c3630eb3f103115ab0d7613588064f665d0d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a64ab862e84e3e698cd351a87cdb504c7fc575ca
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/befb7f889594d23e1b475720cf93efd2f77df000
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/394b6d8bbdf9ddee6d5bcf3e1f3e9f23eecd6484
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ed48c80fecbe17218afed4f8bed005c802976c
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html