CVE-2024-56749

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

0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 31.7% 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 11:30Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 11:46Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-12-29

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-775Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective LifetimeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a4ce015d6b0ed224b72765b8d6f25527c11fe43ec7a01d25fa4a9c5632db2c36

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3230718a75a6c30ed60ac920c26be2119fa82b8e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2ec564887af1f365d754f7c306f1b5cd375b5e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200b977ebbc313a59174ba971006a231b3533dc5