Red Hat Security Advisory: go-toolset:rhel8 security update
Affects Red Hat go-toolset:rhel8Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 10:57 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 80% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 3 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated go-toolset packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:8876. For instructions on applying the update, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security update for the Go Toolset in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 addresses an unexpected behavior in the net/netip package's Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (CVE-2024-24790). This issue could cause incorrect behavior when handling certain IP address types. Red Hat has rated the security impact as moderate and has released updated packages to fix the issue.