CVE-2024-53178

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

0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 43.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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

2024-12-27 13:49Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:44Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-11-19

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-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f12d324a81cbf66ad462cbb2c3cf2bc28c5a14cfe78313ae2e1402c1278b44cf

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31fabf70d58388d5475e48ca8a6b7d2847b36678
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d76332d783db12684b67592f1fb2057b88af4c3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a57b25b4df23f22814fc06b7e8f9cf570be026
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7afb86733685c64c604d32faf00fa4a1f22c2ab1