CVE-2024-40941

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.1% 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 2026-08-04.

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 12:25Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:34Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-12

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d96f4952c9a0b97fb8a81c5eb5251f07f514aa74959908f85748b56753fa1eb1

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4
• 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-355557.html