CVE-2024-42237

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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.6% 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 2026-06-17.

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

2026-05-11 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-834Excessive IterationClass
• CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1ddaff8d537b82c499001eee0a245778884f636895000c76ae59507bdfd63696

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/259955eca9b7acf1299b1ac077d8cfbe12df35d8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9cd924aec1288d675df721f244da4dd7e16cff
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d9e313d8f7e18c543a9c80506fe6b1eb1fe0c8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6598afa9320b6ab13041616950ca5f8f938c0cf1
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html