CVE-2024-49978

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

0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 49.0% 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 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

12cbc98381eb383ea27d84431bffda49d6290e3c1202ff34eae91576a8a971e6

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/080e6c9a3908de193a48f646c5ce1bfb15676ffc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af3122f5fdc0d00581d6e598a668df6bf54c9daa
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e28acf42ee863f332a958bfc2f1a284a3659df
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd00d2e3655fad3bda96dc1ebf17b6495f86fea
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e40ac5b5e9077fe1f7ae0eb88034db0f9ae1ab
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html