CVE-2024-44946

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

0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.9% 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

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

2024-08-31 13:22Z2 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-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

244a5d61c241a97d8a5692a0ee162244584b154c99734c528cedd563c304559d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c9cdbf600143bd6835c8b8351e5ac956da79aec
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6633b17840bf828921254d788ccd15602843fe9b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb06c8d3022ce6738711191c89f9b3e9cfb91914
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa6c23fe6dcac8c8bd63920ee8681292a2bd544e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72da240aafb142630cf16adc803ccdacb3780849
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00425508f30baa5ab6449a1f478480ca7cffa6da
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8d544ed619f704e2b70e63e08ab75630c2ea23
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/807067bf014d4a3ae2cc55bd3de16f22a01eb580
• 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