CVE-2024-49966

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 19.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/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-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0725e3c1390d52816bae6ace8231faf52a5f5ba3ae836ad7323701983f2e6358

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc5cc716dfbdc5fd5f373ff3b51358174cf88bfc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89043e7ed63c7fc141e68ea5a79758ed24b6c699
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14114d8148db07e7946fb06b56a50cfa425e26c7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4173d1277c00baeedaaca76783e98b8fd0e3c08d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbf41277df8b33fbedf4750a9300c147e8f104eb
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef768020366f47d23f39c4f57bcb03af6d1e24b3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4346c04d055bf7e184c18a73dbd23b6a9811118
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d707a33c84b371cb66120e198eed3374726ddd8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35fccce29feb3706f649726d410122dd81b92c18
• 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