CVE-2024-38539

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

0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.7% 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

Low. 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

2024-06-19 13:35Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:32Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-06-18

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f758c17e2910b4e6921e8bdba11ffe8cf2d8b18bb6ca9bcad861b824c6a17626

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb127dc408bf7959a4920d04d16ce10e863686a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6564fc1818404254d1c9f7d75b403b4941516d26
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a7fb93afd888793ef226e9665fbda98a95c48e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0731832d3b7420cbadba6a7f334363bc8dfb15