CVE-2024-42286

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

0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 56.6% 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

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

2024-08-17 09:08Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:36Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-07-30

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c521a03c261171aae0ef1c178f3184c008bef1e28899f96bca2cb9583ec461be

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549aac9655320c9b245a24271b204668c5d40430
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1f010844443c389bc552884ac5cfa47de34d54c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3ab508a4853a9f5ae25a7816a4889f09938f63c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde43031df533751b4ead37d173922feee2f550f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cec2c3bfe84539c415f5e16f989228eba1d2f1e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6be298cc1042f24d521197af29c7c4eb95af4d5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eac973eb5cb2b874b3918f924798afc5affd46b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1d4ce2609584eeb7694866f34d4b213caa3af9
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html