CVE-2024-40905

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (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: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

2024-07-12 12:20Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-12 11:55Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-12

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7036f4d11685529fe83a7e744629fbe3e2e0db2a016648bc948d26424aec8f06

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90af1cced2f669a7b2304584be4ada495eaa0e5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c693698787660c97950bc1f93a8dd19d8307153d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0bc020592b54a8f3fa2b7f244b6e39e526c2e12
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2498960dac9b6fc49b6d1574f7cd1a4872744adf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e796c3fefa8b17b30e7252886ae8cffacd2b9ef
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09e5a5a80e205922151136069e440477d6816914
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01e1c030770ff3b4fe37fc7cc6bca03f594133f
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html