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CVE-2024-40897VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: orc security update

Affects Red Hat orcSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 17:05 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2024

  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

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated packages for the Orc library as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Users should apply these official updates to remediate the vulnerability. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat knowledge base article linked in the advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-40897) was identified in the Orc library, which is used for compiling and executing simple programs operating on arrays of data. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this issue, rated as having moderate security impact.

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