CVE-2024-6119VulnerabilityPublished 6 Nov 2024Updated 11 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for edk2

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited · 66% EPSS · fixed in SUSE package updates : patch the Red Hat redhat/edk2 package as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

Exploit forecast

Likely to be exploited

66.5% EPSS · Medium severity · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 66.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 9.9, 9.7, 9.5

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 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 the Red Hat redhat/edk2 package to 9.9, 9.7 or 9.5.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hatredhat/edk2`pkg:rpm/redhat/edk2`Other threats	Affected >=9.4 <9.5 >=9.6 <9.7 >=9.8 <9.9	Fixed in 9.5 9.7 9.9

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official security updates for OpenSSL and edk2 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address CVE-2024-6119. Users should apply these updates promptly following Red Hat's guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. The patches fix the denial of service vulnerability in X.509 name checks. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the vendor-provided updates.

Description

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Security Fix(es): * openssl: Possible denial of service in X.509 name checks (CVE-2024-6119) 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.

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service condition in systems using the affected OpenSSL version for X.509 certificate name checks. This could disrupt services relying on certificate validation within virtual machine environments using the edk2 UEFI firmware. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Summary

CVE-2024-6119 is a vulnerability in OpenSSL that could cause a denial of service during X.509 name checks. This vulnerability affects the edk2 package, which provides sample 64-bit UEFI firmware for virtual machines on QEMU and KVM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2024:6783 and RHSA-2024:8935 that include updates to OpenSSL and edk2 packages to remediate this issue. The vulnerability is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Aug 2026, 16:31 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-843

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