CVE-2024-42289

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 15.5% 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

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

2026-05-23 15:52Z3 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

924e9318bf15f879980a0ca29ae81a409d149161c79e8a5471629934a4d53aac

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086489256696eb774654a5410e86381c346356fe
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171ac4b495f9473bc134356a00095b47e6409e52
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ed6a26ffdec0c91cf0b6138afbd675c00ad5fc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b12c54e51ba83c1fbc619d35083d7872e42ecdef
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d28a2075bb530489715a3b011e1dd8765ba20313
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c25fcb95aafabb6a4914239f4ab41b07a4f9b7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b35d6d5a2f38605cddea7d5c64cded894fbe8ede
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f480d7c717368f29a3870f7d64471ce0ff8fb2
• 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