CVE-2024-50055

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 17.0% 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 19:39Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:41Z1 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-415Double FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2042ebfd8b290527802e7546d6ce37cbe62026a73f34ad6a4162bfae0cee8c83

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d885c464c25018b81a6b58f5d548fc2e3ef87dd1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce15f68abedfae7ae0a35e95895aeddfd0f0c6a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfa54a793ba77ef696755b66f3ac4ed00c7d1248
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html