CVE-2024-49986

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.3% 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

c487c758ca37d4bfbb3ebd5ac0015d1c5ed6ffa3a745681b89573ea124ca8940

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba0b09a2f327319e252d8f3032019b958c0a5cd9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aac871e493fc8809e60209d9899b1af07e9dbfc8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08adc5177bd4343df09033f62ab562c09ba7f7d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a98cf79e4dbfa3d0c363e826c65aae089b313c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fae3129c0c08e72b1fe93e61fd8fd203252094a
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html