CVE-2024-24788VulnerabilityPublished 12 Nov 2024Updated 11 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for containernetworking-plugins

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-24791

Not known to be exploited : upgrade SUSE to 9.5.1 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

Severity

Medium

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

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 9.5.1

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade SUSE to 9.5.1.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSE	Affected >=9.0.0 <9.5.1 Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) src containernetworking-plugins-1:1.5.1-2.el9.src SUSE x86_64 containernetworking-plugins-1:1.5.1-2.el9.x86_64 SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Liberty Linux 9	Fixed in 9.5.1

AI-suggested

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.

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.

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.

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.

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
CWE-20Improper Input Validation (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #18OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Attack Surface Reduction
Consider using language-theoretic security (LangSec) techniques that characterize inputs using a formal language and build "recognizers" for that language. This effectively requires parsing to be a distinct layer that effectively enforces a boundary between raw input and internal data representations, instead of…
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use an input validation framework such as Struts or the OWASP ESAPI Validation API. Note that using a framework does not automatically address all input validation problems; be mindful of weaknesses that could arise from misusing the framework itself (CWE-1173).
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter the product, including but not limited to: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention in Java (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables (opens in a new tab)
Server Side Include (SSI) Injection (opens in a new tab)
Cross Zone Scripting (opens in a new tab)
Command Line Execution through SQL Injection (opens in a new tab)
Object Relational Mapping Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 14 Aug 2026, 23:21 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-835, CWE-20

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