CVE-2024-44988

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

0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 28.2% 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 19:54Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:37Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-21

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5b9e5929931fa86711d85da0586f0c5ed6a0ab96482ecd73c7b901a0ee03c45c

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a88fca95c8df3746b71e31f44a02d35f06f9864
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d39f5be62f098fe367d672b4dd4bc4b2b80e08e7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/050e7274ab2150cd212b2372595720e7b83a15bd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10d0337115a6d223a1563d853d4455f05d0b2e3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18b2e833daf049223ab3c2efdf8cdee08854c484
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7d8c2fabd39250cf2333fbf8eef67e837f90a5d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f87ce03c652dba199aef15ac18ade3991db5477e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528876d867a23b5198022baf2e388052ca67c952
• 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