CVE-2024-40908

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 20.0% 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 2026-06-17.

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

2024-07-12 12:20Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:22Z3 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-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

84e7b10664fad2367666930b8538ee62dd72e50598088a28b2c08c94bd0acb7a

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789bd77c9342aa6125003871ae5c6034d0f6f9d2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3708b6c2546c9eb34aead8a34a17e8ae69004e4d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d387805d4b4a46ee01e3dae133c81b6d80195e5b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae0ba0ab7475a129ef7d449966edf677367efeb4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0d1df8ba18abc57f28fb3bc053b2bf319367f2c
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html