Red Hat Security Advisory: containernetworking-plugins security update
The Container Network Interface (CNI) project consists of a specification and libraries for writing plug-ins for configuring network interfaces in Linux containers, along with a number of supported plug-ins. CNI concerns itself only with network connectivity of containers and removing allocated resources when the container is deleted. Security Fix(es): * golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788) * net/http: Denial of service due to improper 100-continue handling in net/http (CVE-2024-24791) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Container Network Interface (CNI) project provides specifications and libraries for configuring network interfaces in Linux containers. Two security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the containernetworking-plugins package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: CVE-2024-24788 involves the golang net package where a malformed DNS message can cause an infinite loop, and CVE-2024-24791 involves a denial of service vulnerability in net/http due to improper handling of the HTTP 100-continue mechanism. These vulnerabilities could impact container network connectivity and stability. Red Hat has released updated containernetworking-plugins packages for affected versions to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause denial of service conditions: CVE-2024-24788 may cause an infinite loop in DNS message processing, potentially affecting container network operations, while CVE-2024-24791 can lead to denial of service via improper HTTP 100-continue handling. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated containernetworking-plugins packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions prior to 9.5.1. Users should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9089 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: containernetworking-plugins security update
Description
The Container Network Interface (CNI) project consists of a specification and libraries for writing plug-ins for configuring network interfaces in Linux containers, along with a number of supported plug-ins. CNI concerns itself only with network connectivity of containers and removing allocated resources when the container is deleted. Security Fix(es): * golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788) * net/http: Denial of service due to improper 100-continue handling in net/http (CVE-2024-24791) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Container Network Interface (CNI) project provides specifications and libraries for configuring network interfaces in Linux containers. Two security vulnerabilities have been addressed in the containernetworking-plugins package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: CVE-2024-24788 involves the golang net package where a malformed DNS message can cause an infinite loop, and CVE-2024-24791 involves a denial of service vulnerability in net/http due to improper handling of the HTTP 100-continue mechanism. These vulnerabilities could impact container network connectivity and stability. Red Hat has released updated containernetworking-plugins packages for affected versions to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause denial of service conditions: CVE-2024-24788 may cause an infinite loop in DNS message processing, potentially affecting container network operations, while CVE-2024-24791 can lead to denial of service via improper HTTP 100-continue handling. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated containernetworking-plugins packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions prior to 9.5.1. Users should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9089 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9089
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-24791"]
Threat ID: 6a1df669e29bf47b50461dc6
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 21:15:21 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 23:21:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 83
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