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CVE-2024-21626VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:2.0 security update

Affects Red Hat container-tools:2.0Source GCVE Database

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Public exploit available (Metasploit) · 18% EPSS.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:36 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
18.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Feb 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    1 Metasploit module

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update for the container-tools module that addresses the file descriptor leak in runc (CVE-2024-21626). Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 variants should apply the update as per Red Hat's guidance available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since an official fix is available, applying this update is the recommended mitigation. No additional actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

A security update for the container-tools module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses a file descriptor leak vulnerability in runc (CVE-2024-21626). The container-tools module includes tools such as podman, buildah, skopeo, and runc. This vulnerability has been rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat and is associated with a high severity rating. Public exploit code is available via Metasploit. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 variants, and Red Hat provides guidance on applying the update.

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