Red Hat Security Advisory: bcc security update
Affects Red Hat bccSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:33 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 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
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for BCC in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided update packages to remediate the issue. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory and article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated.
Description
A security update for the BPF Compiler Collection (BCC) addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-2314) where unprivileged users could force the loading of compromised Linux headers. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related products. The vulnerability has been rated with a low security impact by Red Hat. A patch is available in the updated bcc packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.