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CVE-2024-52336VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: tuned security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Severity
High

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

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Feb 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/tunedpkg:rpm/redhat/tunedOther threatsAffected
  • =2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated tuned packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2025:0880 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8 as soon as possible. Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the advisory.

Description

Two security vulnerabilities were identified in the tuned packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath 8. The first involves improper sanitization of the instance_name parameter in the instance_create() method (CVE-2024-52337). The second allows arbitrary scripts to be executed as root via the script_pre and script_post options (CVE-2024-52336). These issues have been addressed in updated tuned packages provided by Red Hat. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. Users should apply the available update to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

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