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CVE-2024-1488VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for unbound

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Authoritative record:CVE-2024-1488· High 8.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Feb 2024

  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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/unboundpkg:rpm/redhat/unboundOther threatsAffected
  • =1.16.2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has issued official security updates that address these vulnerabilities. Applying the provided patches is recommended to remediate the issues. The update includes configuration changes to restrict access to unbound's control interface, mitigating the risk of unauthorized configuration changes. Users should follow Red Hat's guidance on applying these updates as detailed in their advisory.

Description

Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the unbound DNS resolver packages used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9. CVE-2024-1488 allows unrestricted reconfiguration by any local process, which could lead to local privilege escalation. CVE-2024-8508 involves unbounded name compression that could cause a denial of service. Red Hat has issued security updates that include configuration changes to restrict access to unbound's control interface, mitigating the risk of unauthorized configuration changes. These vulnerabilities have been rated with high importance by Red Hat Product Security.

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