CVE-2024-40978

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

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 24.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (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: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

2026-05-12 11:56Z3 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-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-822Untrusted Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ae80a51bb9113148584f00117e54952a83ca980ba8760dec13a2ed7724124c46

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56bec63a7fc87ad50b3373a87517dc9770eef9e0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c963de2e86e88f6a8ca556bcebb8e62ab8e901
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/144d76a676b630e321556965011b00e2de0b40a7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/397a8990c377ee4b61d6df768e61dff9e316d46b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaddb86637669f6bad89245ee63f8fb2bfb50241
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa85b016a56b9775a3fe41e5d26e666945963b46
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f433ea7d0ff77998766a088a287337fb43ad75
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28027ec8e32ecbadcd67623edb290dad61e735b5
• 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-355557.html