CVE-2024-42297

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.0% 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 09:09Z2 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-248Uncaught ExceptionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6a96c83eb3d0a1ffdf3589a5414eed3e78c9e91f2a22d4b864db0e2b8fc8ea44

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2916516577f2239b3377d9e8d12da5e6ccdfcf
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54162974aea37a8cae00742470a78c7f6bd6f915
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54bc4e88447e385c4d4ffa85d93e0dce628fcfa6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec56571b4b146a1cfbedab49d5fcaf19fe8bf4f1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce8135accf103f7333af472709125878704fdd4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62ff092a42f4a1bae3b310cf46673b4f3aac3b5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2434344559f6743efb3ac15d11af9a0db9543bd3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192b8fb8d1c8ca3c87366ebbef599fa80bb626b8
• 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