CVE-2024-49939

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

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 27.2% 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

2024-10-21 18:01Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:40Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-10-21

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-664Improper Control of a Resource Through its LifetimePillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9473ee62fa3742a1a76624ddc07ff3c3ae57738cf314428742f4d3785343ac86

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04650b5a9990cf5c0de480e62c68199f1396a04
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdc73f2cfbe897f4733156df211d79ced649b23c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c319503023de49a4c87301c8998c8d928112cb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/490eddc836b2a6ec286e5df14bed4c7cf5e1f475
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd5d2514a8ea58f12096e888b0bd050d7eae20a
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html