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CVE-2024-6387VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for openssh

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

0

Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · 99% EPSS : upgrade to 4.16 as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Exploit forecast

Likely to be exploited

99.5% EPSS · Low severity · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
99.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.16

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jul 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

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

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  2. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.8p1 - Race Condition

    , 293 days after disclosure

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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade SUSE to 4.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSEAffected
  • >=9.4 <=9.8
  • >=4.15 <4.16
  • =8.5p1
Fixed in
  • 4.16

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated packages and container images that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these updates promptly to affected systems. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

A security update for OpenSSH addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387) involving a race condition in signal handling that could allow remote code execution. This affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.15 up to but not including 4.16. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Users should upgrade to the updated packages and images provided by Red Hat to mitigate the issue.

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