Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update
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.
AI Analysis
Technical 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.
Potential 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.
Mitigation Recommendations
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.
Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update
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.
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Technical Analysis
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.
Potential 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.
Mitigation Recommendations
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.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:8935
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ec4853345fc1830960
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:24 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:31:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 21
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