CVE-2024-42225

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

0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 39.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/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

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 07:47Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:35Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-30

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceBase
• CWE-457Use of Uninitialized VariableVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

44cccee70a235faff5aa490ffc8764c232f7569ce3c024462500cdf5db2bc2d3

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html