CVE-2024-43839

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 17.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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 09:21Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:30Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-17

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

decea35bb0a75d1961e9dbebcb1d2930dd155cd9972d785c9a34281c9c99bed1

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f121740f69eda4da2de9a20a6687a13593e72540
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90b1cd7758fd4839909e838ae195d19f8065d76
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ce46045f9b90d952602e2c0b8886cfadf860bf1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d20c4044ab4d0e6a99aa35853e66f0aed5589e3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab748dd10d8742561f2980fea08ffb4f0cacfdef
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0ff0cd0847b03c0a0abe20cfa900eabcfcb9e43
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0f48f51d55fb187400e9787192eda09fa200ff5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9741a03dc8e491e57b95fba0058ab46b7e506da
• 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