CVE-2024-40948

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.4% 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

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 12:31Z2 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-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

81a794184d304a798b023258071ef6a58b70fba21c8e176794224ea15bb04bbd

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51897f99351fff7b57f4f141940fa93b4e90fd2b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84d3549d54f5ff9fa3281257be3019386f51d1a0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dec2382247860d2134c8d41e103e26460c099629
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb592c2eca8fd2bc06db7d80b38da18da4a2f43
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html