CVE-2024-42138

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 2026-06-17.

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

2024-07-30 07:46Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-29

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-415Double FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7b25be88d8804261e6ca22551aebb1e203bdb6c332b5e151ac54cbf98c5f35a5

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7437669b72f804fc4269f487528dbbed142a2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html