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CVE-2024-24788VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: runc security update

Affects Red Hat runcSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • Red Hat
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
  • src
  • runc-4:1.1.13-4.el9.src
Fixed in–

Description

The runC tool is a lightweight, portable implementation of the Open Container Format (OCF) that provides container runtime. Security Fix(es): * golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

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