CVE-2024-26994

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

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 21.6% 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

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 05:28Z2 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-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

52c7a5553427b62202f46c275567723649455b483de4cbbb4498b31a1e64e2bd

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/756c5cb7c09e537b87b5d3acafcb101b2ccf394f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f6b62125befe1675446923e4171eac2c012959c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6401038acfa24cba9c28cce410b7505efadd0222
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d130158db29f5e0b3893154908cf618896450a8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89af25bd4b4bf6a71295f07e07a8ae7dc03c6595
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8defb1d22ba0395b81feb963b96e252b097ba76f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0efb15c14c493263cb3a5f65f5ddfd4603d19a76
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d2f34ea96ea3bce6ba2535f867f0d4ee3b22e1
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAMSOZXJEPUOXW33WZYWCVAY7Z5S7OOY/
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