CVE-2024-40901

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 23.3% 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

2024-07-12 12:20Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:33Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-12

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

54a422a5cb6802dd5b1a963169e8a6b9e7a45f7514ea64d13ceb3fc50d91ec17

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9bce7c751f6d6c7be88c0bc081a66aaf61a23ee
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19649e49a6df07cd2e03e0a11396fd3a99485ec2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0081d2b3ae0a17a86b8cc0fa3c8bdc54e233ba16
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/521f333e644c4246ca04a4fc4772edc53dd2a801
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46bab2bcd771e725ff5ca3a68ba68cfeac45676c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9079338c5a0d1f1fee34fb1c9e99b754efe414c5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18abb5db0aa9b2d48f7037a88b41af2eef821674
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4254dfeda82f20844299dca6c38cbffcfd499f41
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html