Red Hat Security Advisory: oci-seccomp-bpf-hook security update
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-24788) affects the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook component in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This vulnerability involves a malformed DNS message in the golang net package that can cause an infinite loop. The issue is addressed in an update to the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook package. The vulnerability relates to the handling of seccomp json files for container syscall filtering. Red Hat has released updated packages for multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-24788 in the golang net package used by the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook library can cause an infinite loop when processing malformed DNS messages. The oci-seccomp-bpf-hook is a component used to generate seccomp JSON files based on eBPF syscalls for container security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This security flaw could impact containerized environments relying on this component. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9277) and released updated packages to fix this issue across various supported platforms and architectures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause the affected component to enter an infinite loop when handling malformed DNS messages, potentially leading to denial of service or resource exhaustion in container environments using oci-seccomp-bpf-hook. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated versions of the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook package that address CVE-2024-24788. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants should apply the available security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9277 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying this update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: oci-seccomp-bpf-hook security update
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-24788) affects the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook component in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This vulnerability involves a malformed DNS message in the golang net package that can cause an infinite loop. The issue is addressed in an update to the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook package. The vulnerability relates to the handling of seccomp json files for container syscall filtering. Red Hat has released updated packages for multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to remediate this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-24788 in the golang net package used by the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook library can cause an infinite loop when processing malformed DNS messages. The oci-seccomp-bpf-hook is a component used to generate seccomp JSON files based on eBPF syscalls for container security in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. This security flaw could impact containerized environments relying on this component. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9277) and released updated packages to fix this issue across various supported platforms and architectures.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause the affected component to enter an infinite loop when handling malformed DNS messages, potentially leading to denial of service or resource exhaustion in container environments using oci-seccomp-bpf-hook. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated versions of the oci-seccomp-bpf-hook package that address CVE-2024-24788. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants should apply the available security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9277 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying this update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9277
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1df669e29bf47b50461db7
Added to database: 6/1/2026, 9:15:21 PM
Last enriched: 6/1/2026, 9:21:55 PM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 4:59:38 AM
Views: 4
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