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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-24790
critical Nessus Plugin ID 227464
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- The various Is methods (IsPrivate, IsLoopback, etc) did not work as expected for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, returning false for addresses which would return true in their traditional IPv4 forms.
(CVE-2024-24790)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-24790
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 227464
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_24790.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/5/2025
Updated: 9/10/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24790
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:weldr-client, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.19, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-bin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ignition, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-tests, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-bin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-race, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:butane, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer-dnf-json, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:butane, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.13, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:yggdrasil, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.14, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:osbuild-composer-worker, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-docs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:git-lfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.20, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-race, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:weldr-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:golang-tests, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:yggdrasil, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:golang-docs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.17, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:git-lfs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ignition, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer-core, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer-worker, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.15, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:osbuild-composer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:osbuild-composer-dnf-json, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:osbuild-composer-core
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-24790