CVE-2024-40958

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

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 12:32Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:34Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-12

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4b7968fddc1614c468d88e0e58311e2ee6730589f14c349cff3eb16ff462b459

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a6cd326ead7c8bb1f64486789a01974a9f1ad55
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b82028a1f5ee3a8e04090776b10c534144ae77b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb7f811f638a14590ff98f53c6dd1fb54627d940
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b631bffcb2c09551888f3c723f4365c91fe05ef
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef0394ca25953ea0eddcc82feae1f750451f1876
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3af28df0d883e8c89a29ac31bc65f9023485743b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff960f9d3edbe08a736b5a224d91a305ccc946b0
• 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-613116.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html