CVE-2024-24789VulnerabilityPublished 2 Jul 2024Updated 13 Oct 2026

Red Hat Security Advisory: golang security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-24790

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity

Medium

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Jul 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 2026-10-26.

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

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red Hat	Affected >=9.0.0 <=9.8 Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) aarch64 go-toolset-0:1.21.11-1.el9_4.aarch64 SUSE noarch golang-docs-0:1.21.11-1.el9_4.noarch golang-misc-0:1.21.11-1.el9_4.noarch golang-src-0:1.21.11-1.el9_4.noarch	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated golang packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions should apply the provided security updates promptly. Detailed instructions for applying the updates are available in the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.

Description

The golang packages provide the Go programming language compiler. Security Fix(es): * golang: archive/zip: Incorrect handling of certain ZIP files (CVE-2024-24789) * golang: net/netip: Unexpected behavior from Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (CVE-2024-24790) 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 vulnerabilities may cause incorrect processing of ZIP files and unexpected behavior in IP address handling within applications using the golang packages. While the advisory rates the impact as moderate, no known exploits are reported in the wild. The issues could potentially affect software relying on these golang components for ZIP file processing or IP address manipulation, possibly leading to application errors or unexpected behavior.

Summary

This advisory covers two security fixes in the golang packages provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-24789 addresses an issue in the archive/zip package where certain ZIP files are incorrectly handled, potentially leading to unexpected behavior. CVE-2024-24790 addresses unexpected behavior in the Is methods of the net/netip package when processing IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses. Both vulnerabilities are rated moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory affects golang versions up to 9.8 on multiple architectures including x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, and s390x. Updated golang packages are available to fix these issues.

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).
CWE-115Misinterpretation of Input (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
REST Assessment (opens in a new tab)
REST Security (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Request Forgery Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
SQL Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.2.5 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 14 Aug 2026, 23:26 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-20, CWE-115

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