CVE-2024-40942

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

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 17.6% 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

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 12:25Z2 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-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

856565e2318092bcf6b8f1a599b9796948ae65f618d5ac142884aa129d7397ff

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/377dbb220edc8421b7960691876c5b3bef62f89b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec79670eae430b3ffb7e0a6417ad7657728b8f95
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7518e20a189f8659b8b83969db4d33a4068fcfc3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c865f971fd4a255208f57ef04d814c2ae9e0dc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617dadbfb2d3e152c5753e28356d189c9d6f33c0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63d5f89bb5664d60edbf8cf0df911aaae8ed96a4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81e244af521de63ad2883e17571b789c39b6549
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d7f11a291830fdf69d3301075dd0fb347ced84
• 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