Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET 6.0 security update
.NET 6.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the X509Certificate2 component (CVE-2024-21404). Red Hat has released updated versions of the .NET SDK (6.0.127) and .NET Runtime (6.0.27) to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related products. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the X509Certificate2 implementation within .NET 6.0, tracked as CVE-2024-21404. Red Hat Product Security has issued an advisory (RHSA-2024:1553) detailing the availability of patched .NET SDK 6.0.127 and .NET Runtime 6.0.27 versions that resolve this issue. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). The advisory applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related variants. No detailed CVSS score is provided, but the severity is marked as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows denial of service conditions via the X509Certificate2 component in .NET 6.0, potentially causing affected applications or services to become unavailable. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant but not critical security concern. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for .NET SDK 6.0.127 and .NET Runtime 6.0.27 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory and associated article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: .NET 6.0 security update
Description
.NET 6.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the X509Certificate2 component (CVE-2024-21404). Red Hat has released updated versions of the .NET SDK (6.0.127) and .NET Runtime (6.0.27) to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related products. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the X509Certificate2 implementation within .NET 6.0, tracked as CVE-2024-21404. Red Hat Product Security has issued an advisory (RHSA-2024:1553) detailing the availability of patched .NET SDK 6.0.127 and .NET Runtime 6.0.27 versions that resolve this issue. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption). The advisory applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related variants. No detailed CVSS score is provided, but the severity is marked as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows denial of service conditions via the X509Certificate2 component in .NET 6.0, potentially causing affected applications or services to become unavailable. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant but not critical security concern. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for .NET SDK 6.0.127 and .NET Runtime 6.0.27 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory and associated article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1553
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a7e0341bf8831d5398f4e71
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 17:47:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 17:49:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 16
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