Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Cryostat security update
An update is now available for the Red Hat build of Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8. Security Fix(es): * golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788) * golang: net/netip: Unexpected behavior from Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (CVE-2024-24790) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Red Hat build of Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8 is affected by two vulnerabilities in the golang net libraries. CVE-2024-24788 is a flaw where a malformed DNS message can trigger an infinite loop, potentially impacting application stability. CVE-2024-24790 involves unexpected behavior in the Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses within the net/netip package, which could lead to incorrect network address handling. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:4697) providing an update that addresses these vulnerabilities. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and recommends applying the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause application instability due to an infinite loop triggered by malformed DNS messages and incorrect behavior in IP address handling. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating these issues could affect system reliability or correctness but are not classified as critical or high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available at Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Cryostat security update
Description
An update is now available for the Red Hat build of Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8. Security Fix(es): * golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788) * golang: net/netip: Unexpected behavior from Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (CVE-2024-24790) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Red Hat build of Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8 is affected by two vulnerabilities in the golang net libraries. CVE-2024-24788 is a flaw where a malformed DNS message can trigger an infinite loop, potentially impacting application stability. CVE-2024-24790 involves unexpected behavior in the Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses within the net/netip package, which could lead to incorrect network address handling. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:4697) providing an update that addresses these vulnerabilities. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and recommends applying the update after ensuring all previous errata are applied.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause application instability due to an infinite loop triggered by malformed DNS messages and incorrect behavior in IP address handling. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating these issues could affect system reliability or correctness but are not classified as critical or high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Cryostat 3 on RHEL 8 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available at Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the 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-2024:4697
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-24790"]
Threat ID: 6a1df669e29bf47b5046210a
Added to database: 06/01/2026, 21:15:21 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 23:25:38 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 65
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