Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
A moderate severity open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2024-21510) exists in the Sinatra component used by the pcs packages, which provide command-line configuration for Pacemaker and Corosync utilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. This vulnerability is related to improper handling of the X-Forwarded-Host header. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:10987) and released updated pcs packages to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The pcs packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 include a command-line configuration system for Pacemaker and Corosync. An open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2024-21510) in the Sinatra framework, triggered via the X-Forwarded-Host header, was identified and fixed. Red Hat has released updated pcs packages (version 0.10.18-2.el8_10.3) to remediate this vulnerability. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, aarch64, s390x, and ppc64le. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the issue is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to exploit an open redirect via the X-Forwarded-Host header in the Sinatra component used by pcs. This could potentially be used to redirect users to malicious sites, impacting the security posture of systems running affected pcs versions. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated pcs packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2024:10987 promptly to remediate the issue. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: pcs security update
Description
A moderate severity open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2024-21510) exists in the Sinatra component used by the pcs packages, which provide command-line configuration for Pacemaker and Corosync utilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. This vulnerability is related to improper handling of the X-Forwarded-Host header. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:10987) and released updated pcs packages to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The pcs packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 include a command-line configuration system for Pacemaker and Corosync. An open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2024-21510) in the Sinatra framework, triggered via the X-Forwarded-Host header, was identified and fixed. Red Hat has released updated pcs packages (version 0.10.18-2.el8_10.3) to remediate this vulnerability. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, aarch64, s390x, and ppc64le. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the issue is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to exploit an open redirect via the X-Forwarded-Host header in the Sinatra component used by pcs. This could potentially be used to redirect users to malicious sites, impacting the security posture of systems running affected pcs versions. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated pcs packages that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2024:10987 promptly to remediate the issue. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:10987
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ff4853345fc18369e1
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:43 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:54:16 UTC
Last updated: 06/25/2026, 23:55:15 UTC
Views: 4
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