CVE-2024-26961

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

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

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.2% 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 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-459Incomplete CleanupBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0e7f7617fda7e19294f6c524ec20c6a87ff0eb09e8f562484dae80d31d8030de

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/068ab2759bc0b4daf0b964de61b2731449c86531
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3d858650933d44ac12c1f31337e7110c2071821
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcd51ab42b7a0431575689c5f74b8b6efd45fc2f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20d3e1c8a1847497269f04d874b2a5818ec29e2d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640297c3e897bd7e1481466a6a5cb9560f1edb88
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c8951680d7b76fceaee89dcfbab1363fb24fd1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a1e58345cf40b7b272e08ac7b32328b2543e40
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html