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CVE-2024-52336 json

Tuned: `script_pre` and `script_post` options allow to pass arbitrary scripts executed by root

published last yr. modified 7d ago also EUVD-2024-46268

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A script injection vulnerability was identified in the Tuned package. The `instance_create()` D-Bus function can be called by locally logged-in users without authentication. This flaw allows a local non-privileged user to execute a D-Bus call with `script_pre` or `script_post` options that permit arbitrary scripts with their absolute paths to be passed. These user or attacker-controlled executable scripts or programs could then be executed by Tuned with root privileges that could allow attackers to local privilege escalation.

Patch / fix

  • redhat-performance tuned 2.24.1
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:2.24.0-2.el9_5
  • tuned Debian 14, Debian 13 2.24.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52336

  • tuned RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-gtk RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-ppd RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-utils RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-profiles-nfv RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-profiles-sap RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-profiles-mssql RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp
  • tuned-profiles-atomic RHEL 8 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:0880RHSA-2025:0879RHSA-2024:10384

  • tuned openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.24.1.0+git.90c24ee-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14605-1

  • tuned AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-gtk AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-ppd AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-utils AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-profiles-mssql AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-profiles-atomic AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-profiles-oracle AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1
  • tuned-profiles-realtime AlmaLinux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5.alma.1

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:10384

  • tuned Rocky Linux 9 2.24.0-2.el9_5

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:10384

  • tuned Azure Linux 3.0 2.21.0-2
  • tuned CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.15.0-5

azure linux advisories AZL-53600AZL-53696

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-52336 updated cvss 7.8

tuned: `script_pre` and `script_post` options allow to pass arbitrary scripts executed by root

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 tuned
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 tuned 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, tuned-gtk 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, tuned-ppd 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, tuned-utils 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, tuned-profiles-nfv 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, tuned-profiles-sap 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el8fdp, +13 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:0880
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 tuned 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, tuned-gtk 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, tuned-ppd 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, tuned-utils 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, tuned-profiles-nfv 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, tuned-profiles-sap 2.24.0-2.1.20240819gitc082797f.el9fdp, +13 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:0879
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) tuned-gtk 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-ppd 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-utils 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-mssql 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-atomic 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-oracle 2.24.0-2.el9_5, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) tuned 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-cpu-partitioning 2.24.0-2.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP (v. 9) tuned-profiles-sap 2.24.0-2.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA (v. 9) tuned-profiles-sap-hana 2.24.0-2.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) tuned-profiles-realtime 2.24.0-2.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) tuned-profiles-nfv 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-nfv-host 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-realtime 2.24.0-2.el9_5, tuned-profiles-nfv-guest 2.24.0-2.el9_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:10384
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 tuned, tuned-gtk, tuned-utils, tuned-profiles-nfv, tuned-profiles-sap, tuned-profiles-atomic, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tuned, tuned-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 tuned, tuned-gtk, tuned-utils, tuned-profiles-sap, tuned-profiles-mssql, tuned-profiles-atomic, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 tuned, tuned-gtk, tuned-utils, tuned-profiles-nfv, tuned-profiles-sap, tuned-profiles-mssql, +10 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • redhat-performance tuned
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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