Red Hat Security Advisory: iperf3 security update
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-53580) exists in iperf3 due to improper JSON handling. This issue affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has released an update to address this vulnerability. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat, and no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-53580 in iperf3 involves improper handling of JSON input, which can lead to a denial of service condition. Iperf3 is a network testing tool used to measure TCP and UDP bandwidth and related metrics. The issue affects various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support packages across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:0505) and released updated iperf3 packages to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service in iperf3, potentially disrupting network performance testing or monitoring activities. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the iperf3 service or tool.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated iperf3 packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support versions. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0505 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: iperf3 security update
Description
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-53580) exists in iperf3 due to improper JSON handling. This issue affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 4 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has released an update to address this vulnerability. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat, and no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-53580 in iperf3 involves improper handling of JSON input, which can lead to a denial of service condition. Iperf3 is a network testing tool used to measure TCP and UDP bandwidth and related metrics. The issue affects various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support packages across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:0505) and released updated iperf3 packages to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service in iperf3, potentially disrupting network performance testing or monitoring activities. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the iperf3 service or tool.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated iperf3 packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support versions. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0505 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0505
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e89e29bf47b50083f44
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:37 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:19:40 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:07:39 AM
Views: 2
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