CVE-2024-38540

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. 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

2024-06-19 13:35Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:18Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-06-18

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a22b9ae2a15150f0b83a110d280486c37ff69a8896c637a1525329082c3e5d49

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66a9937187ac9b5c5ffff07b8b284483e56804d1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84d2f29152184f0d72ed7c9648c4ee6927df4e59
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a658f011d89dd20cf2c7cb4760ffd79201700b98
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/627493443f3a8458cb55cdae1da254a7001123bc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b799c00cea6fcfe5b501bbaeb228c8821acb753
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78cfd17142ef70599d6409cbd709d94b3da58659
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html