CVE-2024-43840

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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.8% 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

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 09:21Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:36Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-17

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-682Incorrect CalculationPillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0f39abcd2da2853a082573fd124c3863a69107cede7bd0fd523e9f0504aa13c9

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/077149478497b2f00ff4fd9da2c892defa6418d8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9664e6ff040798a46cdc5d401064f55b8676c83
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d218fcc707d6b2c3616b6cd24b948fd4825cfec
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d3c179a37730caf600a97fed3794feac2b197b
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html