CVE-2024-40994

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 20.0% 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 2026-06-17.

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 12:37Z2 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-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

00edef559e641ce090e425110d588fa86ad52d66413986de541eb21be5c2b3d0

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b03da87d0b7074c93d9662c6e1a8939f9b8b86e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d50d62d5e6ee6aa03c00bddb91745d0b632d3b0f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/666e934d749e50a37f3796caaf843a605f115b6f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1fccfb4638ee6188377867f6015d0ce35764a8e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d23d2a24012e448f651e007fac2cfd20a45ce0
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html