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CVE-2024-56171VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Network Observability 1.8.1 for OpenShift

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-56171· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 14:21 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (mitre)CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Debiandebian/libxml2pkg:deb/debian/libxml2Other threatsAffected
  • =0
  • =2.13.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for updates and consider contacting Red Hat support or their Technical Account Manager for guidance. Applying mitigations outside of official recommendations is not advised due to potential instability or limited effectiveness.

Description

CVE-2024-56171 is a use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 affecting the Network Observability 1.8.1 component for Red Hat OpenShift. The flaw occurs in functions handling XML schema identity constraints, allowing crafted XML documents or schemas to trigger memory corruption. This can lead to unauthorized access or denial-of-service conditions. Red Hat has not yet provided a fix for this issue and currently no mitigations meet their criteria for ease of use and stability.

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