Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
- EPSS is 0.24% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-44990High confidence
bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok
Linux · Linux
5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Fix availability varies by productMedium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 21 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityMedium→Operational priority:Low, lowered one band.downgradedsince 12 May 2026
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Linux Linux and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 21 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
- Siemens ProductCERT: 1 affected or under-investigation product state without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
- Siemens ProductCERT: 3 affected or under-investigation product states without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
- Siemens ProductCERT: 2 affected or under-investigation product states without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
- Canonical Ubuntu Security: 15 affected package states with no published fix
Distribution package intelligence
19 package statesRelease-specific package status
Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.
Package result overrides the generic status
BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 15 affected package states shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.
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.
| Distribution release | Source package | Vendor state | Fixed version | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian trixietrixie · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.10.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian bookwormbookworm · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.1.112-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian forkyforky · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.10.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian sidsid · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 6.10.7-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-aws | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-azure | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-gcp | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-gke | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-gkeop | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-ibm | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-lowlatency | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-nvidia | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-oem-6.8 | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-oracle | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-raspi | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-riscv | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-xilinx | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
Direct vendor intelligence
4 currentAuthoritative 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.
CVE-2024-44990 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitykernel: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Summary
- A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's bonding module. A local attacker could exploit a null pointer dereference in the bond_ipsec_offload_ok function. This occurs because the system does not verify the presence of an active slave before attempting to dereference a pointer, which can lead to a system crash and result in a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Remediation
- For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
SSA-265688 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 13 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-265688: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP V1.1
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
- Summary
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
- Remediation
- Limit access to the interactive shell of the additional GNU/Linux subssytem to trusted personnel only.
SSA-355557 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-355557: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.2
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as 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
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
- Remediation
- Update to V3.2 or later version
SSA-613116 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-613116: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.1
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00)
- SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family
- Summary
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
- Remediation
- Update to V3.1 or later version
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 21 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product01
What, why and how
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
What
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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: bonding: fix null pointer deref in bond_ipsec_offload_ok We must check if there is an active slave before dereferencing the pointer.
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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 No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 → NULL Pointer Dereference → 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
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-476 ↗
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
- CVSS vector
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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:HCommon 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.
03
Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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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. - Fix availability varies by product
- Affected
- kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-firmware as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- kernel.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- python-perf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- bpftool as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-abi-whitelists as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-bootwrapper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-headers as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-kdump as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-kdump-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-rt as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-rt-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-rt-debug-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-rt-debug-kvm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- kernel-rt-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- and 34 more
- Fixed
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.3.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.3.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.3.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- bpftool-debuginfo-0:7.3.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-64k-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debug-devel-matched-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-0:5.14.0-427.57.1.el9_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- and 679 more
- Action
- Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 4 Sept 2024 · Last source change 12 May 2026, 11:57 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-41192
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.
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.