Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2024-6409

A race condition vulnerability was discovered in how signals are handled by OpenSSH's server (sshd). If a remote attacker does not authenticate within a set time period, then sshd's SIGALRM handler is called asynchronously. However, this s…

EPSS: 0.764 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6409?
CVE-2024-6409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Signal Handler Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-6409?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6409 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.