CVE-2024-42235

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 12.6% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2024-08-07 15:14Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:36Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-30

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
• CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f27acd58e101c901bf5a34c0a91a520ee36644ba8f572d19a7adfe9f6dbd6e67

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/794fa52b94637d6b2e8c9474fbe3983af5c9f046
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f80bd8bb6f380bc265834c46058d38b34174813e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5efb63acf7bddaf20eacfcac654c25c446eabe8