CVE-2024-49991

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 19.8% 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

f51e9772af6e0f6360c4394ae6b5ce6172d257f646a9674499a4d6651356bf35

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7831613cbbcd9058d3658fbcdc5d5884ceb2e0c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30ceb873cc2e97348d9da2265b2d1ddf07f682e1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71f3240f82987f0f070ea5bed559033de7d4c0e1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9289806591807e4e3be9a23df8ee2069180055
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86ad39140bbcb9dc75a10046c2221f657e8083b
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html