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CVE-2024-40897VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: orc:0.4.28 security update

Affects Red Hat orc:0.4.28Source 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 27 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

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • =0.4.28
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated Orc packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5882. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-40897) was identified in the Orc library version 0.4.28 used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. Orc is a library and toolset for compiling and executing simple programs operating on data arrays, representing features of SIMD architectures. This vulnerability has been rated with moderate security impact by Red Hat. An update addressing this issue is available for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS systems.

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