CVE-2024-42287

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

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 26.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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

2024-08-17 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 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1a16520d2b8f284a983575ff5ce70dc14ca487d3245b3a0d4b74bef04191b85b

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af46649304b0c9cede4ccfc2be2561ce8ed6a2ea
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57ba7563712227647f82a92547e82c96cd350553
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9117337b04d789bd08fdd9854a40bec2815cd3f6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/814f4a53cc86f7ea8b501bfb1723f24fd29ef5ee
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314efe3f87949a568f512f05df20bf47b81cf232
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36fdc5319c4d0ec8b8938ec4769764098a246bfb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4475afa2646d3fec176fc4d011d3879b26cb26e3
• 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