CVE-2024-43861

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

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.6% 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

2024-08-20 21:37Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:31Z3 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-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ef01526f2573ccf2d77a50693b6c5d7249111591fcba8f4efe1655f1d51d2158

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c90a69533b5bba73401ef884d033ea49ee99662
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c093449704017870604994ba9b813cdb9475a4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e87f52225e04a7001bf55bbd7a330fa4252327b5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4251a3deccad852b27e60625f31fba6cc14372f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da518cc9b64df391795d9952aed551e0f782e446
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c353227de14b0289298ffc3ba92058c4768384
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c5b91424fafc0f83852d961c10c7e43a001882
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ab107544b777c3bd7feb9fe447367d8edd5b202
• 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