CVE-2024-40945

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 17.4% 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 12:25Z2 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
• CWE-393Return of Wrong Status CodeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a439ea3c5a8a67453be521a56f8f93893d087cf85683efd4adeb49cd311cf780

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700f564758882db7c039dfba9443fe762561a3f8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf34f8f66982a36e5cba0d05781b21ec9606b91e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2973b8e7d127754de9013177c41c0b5547406998
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6325eab6c108fed27f60ff51852e3eac0ba23f3f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7388ae6f26c0ba95f70cc96bf9c5d5cb06c908b6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a96da9649a6b6a1a5d5bde9374b045fdb5c12e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e8a2366e3bce584b6c01549d5019c5cda1205e
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.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