CVE-2024-40966

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

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 21.2% 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 12:32Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:23Z3 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

b0e932823db072b582b9d811e82ce1e1a1d2a7118bcc69ed7fd230b65358d4bb

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c6332f3bb1578b5b10ac2561247b1d6272ae937
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/287b569a5b914903ba7c438a3c0dbc3410ebb409
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5920ac19964f9e20181f63b410d9200ddbf8dc86
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bd23e0c2bb6c65d4f5754d1456bc9a4427fc59b
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html