CVE-2024-56718

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

0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 38.2% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2024-12-29 08:48Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:46Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-460Improper Cleanup on Thrown ExceptionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

61c9efdf1ec3342a3e2a43329571b072d6736785e994b227adec0807c467da47

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bec2f52866d511e94c1c37cd962e4382b1b1a299
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2627c3e8646932dfc7b9722c88c2e1ffcf7a9fb2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/841b1824750d3b8d1dc0a96b14db4418b952abbc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b33eb8f1b3e8c2f87cfdbc8cc117f6bdfabc6ec
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html