CVE-2024-38544

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

0.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 54.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2024-06-19 13:35Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:32Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-06-18

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0989dac5d566a22edb15a4b110fc4c57cdc15bf2d9e91d746d5cf8921835d10f

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c91fb72a2ca6480d8d77262eef52dc5b178463a3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5a059e36657442b5637cc16df5163e435b9cb4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e14dd35d4242340c7346aac60c7ff8fbf87ffc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa8d0ecf6c9c7c2ace3ca3e552180ada6f75e19
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b4c6d4d89030fd4657a8e7c8110fd941049794
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbad88f111a1829f366c189aa48e7e58e57553fc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30df4bef8b8e183333e9b6e9d4509d552c7da6eb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b23b6097303ed0ba5f4bc036a1c07b6027af5c6
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html