CVE-2024-52336: tuned · Improper Privilege Management
Affects tunedSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tuned | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants should apply the updated tuned packages as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10384. Applying this official fix mitigates the vulnerability by correcting the improper privilege management in the instance_create() method. No additional mitigations are required once the update is applied.
Description
CVE-2024-52336 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Tuned package version 2.23.0. It arises from improper privilege management in the instance_create() D-Bus function, which allows locally logged-in users to execute arbitrary scripts with root privileges via the script_pre or script_post options. This flaw enables non-privileged users to execute code as root, potentially compromising system integrity.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10384 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0879 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0880 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52336 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2324540 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/redhat-performance/tuned/releases/tag/v2.24.1 (opens in a new tab)
- security.opensuse.org/2024/11/26/tuned-instance-create.html (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/28/1 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/28/2 (opens in a new tab)