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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-40968High confidence

MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

13 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.8Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-355557 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-355557: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.2
3 known not affected

The vendor explicitly states that these products are not affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)
  • SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
  • SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family
Summary
MIPS:The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it can generate kernel panic caused by "Data bus error".
Remediation
No remediation text is recorded.
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-38765

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it can generate kernel panic caused by "Data bus error". So it is necessary to add PCIe link status check for system protection. When the PCIe link is down or in training, assigning a value of 0 to the configuration address can prevent read-write behavior to the configuration space of peripheral PCIe devices, thereby preventing kernel panic.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it can generate kernel panic caused by "Data bus error". So it is necessary to add PCIe link status check for system protection. When the PCIe link is down or in training, assigning a value of 0 to the configuration address can prevent read-write behavior to the configuration space of peripheral PCIe devices, thereby preventing kernel panic.

Why

The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it can generate kernel panic caused by "Data bus error". So it is necessary to add PCIe link status check for system protection. When the PCIe link is down or in training, assigning a value of 0 to the configuration address can prevent read-write behavior to the configuration space of peripheral PCIe devices, thereby preventing kernel panic.

Why

The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-754

CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-754
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1607Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen unspezifischen Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0677Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

d?id=CVE-2024-40942 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40943 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40945 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40947 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40947 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40958 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40958 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40976 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40978 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40980 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40981 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40983 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40984 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0002Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2024-40956 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40957 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40957 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40958 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40958 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40966 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40967 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40970 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40970 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40972 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40972 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40976 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40977 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40978 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0838Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2024-40941 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40942 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40943 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40945 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40958 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40958 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40978 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40980 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40981 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40984 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40984 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40987 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40988 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40988 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0823Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40962 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40962 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40964 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40964 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40965 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40965 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40966 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40967 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40969 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40970 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40970 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40972 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40972 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40973 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40973 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40975 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0799Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40962 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40962 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40964 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40964 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40965 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40965 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40966 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40967 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40969 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40970 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40970 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40972 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40972 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40973 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40973 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40975 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0778Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40962 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40962 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40964 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40964 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40965 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40965 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40966 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40967 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40969 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40970 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40970 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40972 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40972 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40973 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40973 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40975 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0613Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian

d?id=CVE-2024-40956 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40957 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40957 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40958 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40958 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40959 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40960 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40961 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40961 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40963 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40963 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40966 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40967 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40967 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40968 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40968 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40970 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40970 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40971 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40974 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40976 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40976 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40977 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40978 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40980 Référence CVE CVE-2024-40981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
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Fixed
< 2.6.31; 4.19.317 ≤ 4.19.*; 5.4.279 ≤ 5.4.*; 5.10.221 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.162 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.96 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.36 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.9.7 ≤ 6.9.*
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance

Published 12 Jul 2024 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 20:23 UTC · CWE-754 · Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-38765
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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