CVE-2024-46840

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

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 18.2% 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 2026-06-17.

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

2024-09-27 12:39Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:37Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-09-11

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-415Double FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fb3c5963a8c4646d58bb03be9761b0fc4cee9228613ec39410954cbab710e022

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c847b28a799733b04574060ab9d00f215970627d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71291aa7246645ef622621934d2067400380645e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c60676b81fab456b672796830f6d8057058f029c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728d4d045b628e006b48a448f3326a7194c88d32
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc887ac24b7a0598f4042ae9af6b9a33072f75b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1df13bf078ffebfedd361d714ff6cee1ff01b9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03804641ec2d0da4fa088ad21c88e703d151ce16
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ccef048354074a548f108e51d0557d6adfd3a3
• 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