CVE-2024-40968

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

0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 22.3% 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 12:32Z2 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-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional ConditionsClass
• CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

620a36ed003a6088c9c1b021b7b258323b4d308a6b688108ad805a8cbe229f2d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bff05aaa32c2f7e1f6e68e890876642159db419
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64845ac64819683ad5e51b668b2ed56ee3386aee
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1b9fe148a4e03bbfa234267ebb89f35285814a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25998f5613159fe35920dbd484fcac7ea3ad0799
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d996deb80398a90dd3c03590e68dad543da87d62
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c33fd17383f48f679186c54df78542106deeaa0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d647d509543e9434b3cc470b914348be271fe9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b83a64df3b42c88c0338696feb6fdcd7f1f3b7
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html