Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (python-waitress) security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the python-waitress WSGI server used in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2. The first is a race condition in HTTP pipelining request processing with an invalid first request (CVE-2024-49768). The second is a denial of service vulnerability causing high CPU usage and resource exhaustion (CVE-2024-49769). Red Hat has issued a security update addressing these issues for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 on RHEL 8.4. The vulnerabilities are rated with an important security impact by Red Hat. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. Users should apply the available updates to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 includes the python-waitress pure-python WSGI server, which was found to have two security issues. CVE-2024-49768 is a race condition vulnerability in HTTP pipelining when the first request is invalid, potentially leading to unexpected behavior. CVE-2024-49769 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause high CPU usage and resource exhaustion. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:0201) providing updated python-waitress packages to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory covers Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 on both IBM Power (ppc64le) and x86_64 architectures. Detailed patch instructions are available from Red Hat's official resources.
Potential Impact
The race condition in HTTP pipelining (CVE-2024-49768) may cause improper request processing, potentially affecting service reliability. The denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-49769) can lead to high CPU consumption and resource exhaustion, impacting availability of services relying on python-waitress. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 deployments using python-waitress, potentially degrading service performance or causing outages if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-waitress packages as part of the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 security update (RHSA-2025:0201). Users should apply these official patches promptly to remediate the race condition and denial of service vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (python-waitress) security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the python-waitress WSGI server used in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2. The first is a race condition in HTTP pipelining request processing with an invalid first request (CVE-2024-49768). The second is a denial of service vulnerability causing high CPU usage and resource exhaustion (CVE-2024-49769). Red Hat has issued a security update addressing these issues for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 on RHEL 8.4. The vulnerabilities are rated with an important security impact by Red Hat. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. Users should apply the available updates to remediate these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 includes the python-waitress pure-python WSGI server, which was found to have two security issues. CVE-2024-49768 is a race condition vulnerability in HTTP pipelining when the first request is invalid, potentially leading to unexpected behavior. CVE-2024-49769 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause high CPU usage and resource exhaustion. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:0201) providing updated python-waitress packages to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory covers Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 on both IBM Power (ppc64le) and x86_64 architectures. Detailed patch instructions are available from Red Hat's official resources.
Potential Impact
The race condition in HTTP pipelining (CVE-2024-49768) may cause improper request processing, potentially affecting service reliability. The denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-49769) can lead to high CPU consumption and resource exhaustion, impacting availability of services relying on python-waitress. Both vulnerabilities affect Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 deployments using python-waitress, potentially degrading service performance or causing outages if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-waitress packages as part of the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 security update (RHSA-2025:0201). Users should apply these official patches promptly to remediate the race condition and denial of service vulnerabilities. Refer to Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0201
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-49769"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a483cba27e9c79719d82ac3
Added to database: 07/03/2026, 22:50:34 UTC
Last enriched: 07/03/2026, 23:05:08 UTC
Last updated: 07/04/2026, 00:51:10 UTC
Views: 3
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