CVE-2024-44939

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 14.4% 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

2024-08-26 11:20Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:37Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-21

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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cebf3c6dc5e267aeb289e4a3dbb6e7c50268992d44e24f06305a9e416c95853b

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98bf80b20f4a930589cda48a35f751a64fe0dc2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53023ab11836ac56fd75f7a71ec1356e50920fa9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea10dbb1e6c58384136e9adfd75f81951e423f6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2ac38530d1a3ee558834dfa16c85a40fd0e702
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6dede912f064a855acf6f04a04cbb2c25b8c8c
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html