CVE-2024-42229

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 13.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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 07:47Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:28Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-30

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-244Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')Variant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

72b83014726b4805a934b4498c1272e85475348a7af0ee4a108db98b62fb70ee

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b9b6fa4463daf820e6a5ef65c3b0c2db239513
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b716e9c3603ee95ed45e938fe47227d22cf3ec35
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db8c299a521813630fcb4154298cb60c37f3133
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dd428615375e36523f4d4f7685ddd54113646d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c8d274848feba552e95c5c2a7e3cfe8f15c534
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b502d4a08875ea2b4ea5d5b28dc7c991c8b90cfb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f58679996a831754a356974376f248aa0af2eb8e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23e4099bdc3c8381992f9eb975c79196d6755210
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html