CVE-2024-44970

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

0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 44.6% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2024-09-04 18:56Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:37Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-21

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9f60adcc82f64359c1c9c933353eddd098a1c20b23ca0dc6a616962e7b497886

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b379353e9144e1f7460ff15f39862012c9d0d78
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/650e24748e1e0a7ff91d5c72b72a2f2a452b5b76
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50d8009a0ac02c3311b23a0066511f8337bd88d9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba8334721e266f92079632598e46e5f89082f30
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html