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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Flatpak): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

WID-SEC-2024-1398 · first 18.06.2024 · updated 14.10.2026 · CVSS 8,4

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What it is about

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux flatpak <1.15.8

and 4 more

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux flatpak 1.15.8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux flatpak 1.10.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux flatpak 1.12.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux flatpak 1.14.6
  • Juniper Junos Space 24.1R2

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2024-32462

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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