CVE-2024-42236

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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.4% 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-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
• CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

99c987b6590539e5abcf94fae7d76708b6ef13cdb831285f7915e42561c38cd4

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a444c3fc264119801575ab086e03fb4952f23fd0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c95fbdde87e39e5e0ae27f28bf6711edfb985caa
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8474a10c535e6a2024c3b06e37e4a3a23beb490
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b8ee0d9826e8ed00e0bdfce3e46b98419b37ce
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d16f63d8030903e5031853e79d731ee5d474e70
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1205033e912f9332c1dbefa812e6ceb0575ce0a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eecfefad0953b2f31aaefa058f7f348ff39c4bba
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d3c721e686ea6c59e18289b400cc95c76e927e0
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html