Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.15.4.2 Async Update
Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that allows organizations to configure and maintain their systems without the necessity to provide public Internet access to their servers or other client systems. It performs provisioning and configuration management of predefined standard operating environments. Security Fix(es): * mosquitto: sending specific sequences of packets may trigger memory leak (CVE-2024-8376) * foreman: Read-only access to entire DB from templates (CVE-2024-8553) Users of Red Hat Satellite are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Satellite, a system management solution, has two security flaws fixed in version 6.15.4.2. CVE-2024-8376 involves a memory leak in the mosquitto component triggered by specific packet sequences. CVE-2024-8553 involves the foreman component allowing read-only access to the entire database from templates. The advisory recommends upgrading to the updated packages that address these vulnerabilities. No CVSS score is provided, but the update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The memory leak in mosquitto (CVE-2024-8376) could lead to resource exhaustion on affected systems. The foreman vulnerability (CVE-2024-8553) allows unauthorized read-only access to the entire database from templates, potentially exposing sensitive information. Both issues could impact the confidentiality and stability of Red Hat Satellite deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat advises users to upgrade to the updated Red Hat Satellite 6.15.4.2 packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Before applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat Satellite documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.15.4.2 Async Update
Description
Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that allows organizations to configure and maintain their systems without the necessity to provide public Internet access to their servers or other client systems. It performs provisioning and configuration management of predefined standard operating environments. Security Fix(es): * mosquitto: sending specific sequences of packets may trigger memory leak (CVE-2024-8376) * foreman: Read-only access to entire DB from templates (CVE-2024-8553) Users of Red Hat Satellite are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat Satellite, a system management solution, has two security flaws fixed in version 6.15.4.2. CVE-2024-8376 involves a memory leak in the mosquitto component triggered by specific packet sequences. CVE-2024-8553 involves the foreman component allowing read-only access to the entire database from templates. The advisory recommends upgrading to the updated packages that address these vulnerabilities. No CVSS score is provided, but the update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The memory leak in mosquitto (CVE-2024-8376) could lead to resource exhaustion on affected systems. The foreman vulnerability (CVE-2024-8553) allows unauthorized read-only access to the entire database from templates, potentially exposing sensitive information. Both issues could impact the confidentiality and stability of Red Hat Satellite deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat advises users to upgrade to the updated Red Hat Satellite 6.15.4.2 packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Before applying the update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat Satellite documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:8719
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-8553"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ed4853345fc1830f90
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:25 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:41:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 22:28:19 UTC
Views: 5
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