CVE-2024-43870

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 11.7% 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

2024-08-21 00:06Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-23 15:53Z3 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-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3906d7a7c385a255ec730ebf499fcba3b17ea8c03b6039de601ab9a265c31974

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67fad724f1b568b356c1065d50df46e6b30eb2f7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70882d7fa74f0731492a0d493e8515a4f7131831
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05d3fd599594abf79aad4484bccb2b26e1cb0b51
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d7a63352a93bdb8a1cdf29606bf617d3ac1c22a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd5ad3f310de22836cdacae919dd99d758a1f1b
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html