CVE-2024-42288

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 15.7% 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 7.8)

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-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ea28fd25c899dc552bac83560ae6ce058c2de1cf3cd5167da521ff442b4a8afe

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dae67169cb35a37ecccf60cfcd6bf93a1f4f5efb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87db8d7b7520e99de71791260989f06f9c94953d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0302ffc74123b6a99d7d1896fcd9b2e4072d9ce
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a15b59a2c5afac89696e44acf5bbfc0599c6c5e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/571d7f2a08836698c2fb0d792236424575b9829b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8192c533e89d9fb69b2490398939236b78cda79b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c03d740152f78e86945a75b2ad541bf972fab92a
• 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