CVE-2024-40993

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 20.1% 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 12:37Z2 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-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9d1404c9ce6fd36160eedc9d86fc7c427a418bfda5a0e6c29beb209926f11480

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3799d02ae4208af08e81310770d8754863a246a1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72d9611968867cc4c5509e7708b1507d692b797a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/523bed6489e089dd8040e72453fb79da47b144c2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/788d585e62f487bc4536d454937f737b70d39a33
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94dd411c18d7fff9e411555d5c662d29416501e4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc09e1ca854bc234e007a56e0f7431f5e2defb5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ecd06277a7664f4ef018abae3abd3451d64e7a6
• 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