CVE-2024-42088

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

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.4% 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 2026-08-04.

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 16:26Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:35Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-29

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-129Improper Validation of Array IndexVariant
• CWE-457Use of Uninitialized VariableVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fc148b01a1bc8f02969a62d75bed80dcfef56f106e52cf7e84e9ebe54aa39a57

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f61129621ce7e05a6d24584660f79bf081b483
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42b9ab7a4d7e6c5efd71847541e4fcc213585aad
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/282a4482e198e03781c152c88aac8aa382ef9a55