CVE-2024-49958

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.6% 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

2024-10-21 18:02Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:40Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-10-21

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-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f3a9f65e9ff9f9c8aa552505a0c1a17b48a8559d1aaa4306eeb00f101adf3574

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c9807c523b4fca81d3e8e864dabc8c806402121
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74364cb578dcc0b6c9109519d19cbe5a56afac9a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aac31d654a0a31cb0d2fa36ae694f4e164a52707
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/020f5c53c17f66c0a8f2d37dad27ace301b8d8a1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c2072f02c0d75802ec28ec703b7d43a0dd008b5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637c00e06564a945e9d0edb3d78d362d64935f9f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f9a8f3ac65b4147f1a7b6c05fad5192c0e3c3d9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ce4c3537114d1698be635f5e36c62dc49df7a4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ca60b86f57a4d9648f68418a725b3a7de2816b0
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html