Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for rhc-worker-script
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-24791 CVE-2024-9355 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 CWE-457 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
rhc-worker-script (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU93850
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24791
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of "Expect: 100-continue" HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send multiple such requests and consume all available resources.
Install updates from vendor's website.
rhc-worker-script (Red Hat package): before 0.10-2.el7_9
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10133
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Use of Uninitialized Variable
EUVDB-ID: #VU98022
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9355
CWE-ID:
CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to weaken TLS encryption.
The vulnerability exists due to an uninitialized buffer length variable in the CGO bindings that intermittently return a zeroed buffer from (*boringHMAC).Sum() in FIPS mode. A remote attacker can randomly cause an uninitialized buffer length variable with a zeroed buffer to be returned in FIPS mode and weaken TLS security.
Install updates from vendor's website.
rhc-worker-script (Red Hat package): before 0.10-2.el7_9
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10133
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
