CVE-2024-56538

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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 19.1% 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 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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 14:11Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:44Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-27

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

ec04030e5516b5cf9a2ef0485bea563813ec88f19f27403a5eab9fa857c84d49

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a17b9afe58c474657449cf87e238b1788200576b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fb97432e28a7e136b2d76135d50e988ada8e1af
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/692f52aedccbf79b212a1e14e3735192b4c24a7d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e07c88914fc5289c21820b1aa94f058feb38197