CVE-2024-42068

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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.8% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2024-07-29 15:52Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:35Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-29

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-252Unchecked Return ValueBase
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d02bc62f1bd4787199a9c2135dab65c0934d2a028fb1f24492e266b37159ce2c

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a359696856ca9409fb97655c5a8ef0f549cb6e03
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f602e3ff749ba770bf8ff10196e18358de6720
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05412471beba313ecded95aa17b25fe84bb2551a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cc63eca0c993c99d18893214abf8f85d566d8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd411af8178edc6b7bf260f8fa4fba1bedd0a6d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3540e5a7054d6daaf9a1415a48aacb092112a89
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html