CVE-2024-42142

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.3% 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

2024-07-30 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-456Missing Initialization of a VariableVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

842ed7bc8e500c85ef20ae5cdf9ac1070655cca25acf464ea011178701cb57fe

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3ff8d3c05044de57865ebbb78cca8f7da3e595
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e3551f8702978cd2221d2614ca6d6727e785324
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bc1a129f7fd0d7d05036ceb7ee69102624e320
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20c2fb45470d0c7a603613c9cfa5d45720e17f2
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html