CVE-2024-56661

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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 15:06Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 20:56Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0306d0a83f9cdb3a216c0ab653c76b340d685c1b3b1dc7e2a17221d6bc286ac3

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d4dfb189a115734bff81c411bc58d9e348db7d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a771f349c95d3397636861a0a6462d4a7a7ecb25
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b569eda6fe6a1e83be5a587abee12d1303f95e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/754ec823ee53422361da7958a8c8bf3275426912
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ecda492d0a37fd00aaffc4151f1f44c26d93ac
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a852c82eda4991e21610837aaa160965be71f5cc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04d86fff66b15c07505d226431f808c15b1703c
• 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