{ "document": { "aggregate_severity": { "text": "High" }, "category": "csaf_vex", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "text": "TuxCare License Agreement", "tlp": { "label": "WHITE", "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Cloud Linux Inc. and provide a link to the original.", "title": "Terms of Use" } ], "publisher": { "category": "vendor", "contact_details": "https://tuxcare.com/contact/", "name": "TuxCare", "namespace": "https://tuxcare.com/" }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/centos8.5els/vex/2024/cve-2024-24974-els_os-centos8_5els.json" } ], "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-06-12T20:02:36Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-06-12T20:02:36Z", "engine": { "name": "pyCSAF" } }, "id": "CVE-2024-24974-ELS_OS-CENTOS8.5ELS", "initial_release_date": "2024-07-08T11:15:00Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2024-07-08T11:15:00Z", "number": "1", "summary": "Initial version" }, { "date": "2025-11-29T10:59:31Z", "number": "2", "summary": "Official Publication" }, { "date": "2025-12-23T22:15:38Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Update document" }, { "date": "2026-06-12T20:02:36Z", "number": "4", "summary": "Update document" } ], "status": "final", "version": "4" }, "title": "Security update on CVE-2024-24974" }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_name", "name": "Community Enterprise Operating System 8.5", "product": { "name": "Community Enterprise Operating System 8.5", "product_id": "CentOS-8.5", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:centos:centos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" } } } ], "category": "product_family", "name": "Community Enterprise Operating System" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Red Hat, Inc." }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version", "name": "openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product": { "name": "openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_id": "openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/openvpn@2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1?arch=x86_64" } } } ], "category": "architecture", "name": "x86_64" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "TuxCare" }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version", "name": "openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product": { "name": "openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_id": "openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:rpm/cloudlinux/openvpn-devel@2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1?arch=x86_64" } } } ], "category": "architecture", "name": "x86_64" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "CloudLinux" } ], "relationships": [ { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64 as a component of Community Enterprise Operating System 8.5", "product_id": "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" }, "product_reference": "openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "relates_to_product_reference": "CentOS-8.5" }, { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64 as a component of Community Enterprise Operating System 8.5", "product_id": "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" }, "product_reference": "openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "relates_to_product_reference": "CentOS-8.5" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2024-24974", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-923", "name": "Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints" }, "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to be accessed remotely, which allows a remote attacker to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.", "title": "Vulnerability description" }, { "category": "general", "text": "The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.", "title": "CVSS score applicability" }, { "category": "other", "text": "TuxCare has assessed that this vulnerability does not impact any currently supported TuxCare products. This evaluation may change as new information becomes available. For additional details regarding this vulnerability and affected products, refer to the provided references.", "title": "Statement" } ], "product_status": { "known_not_affected": [ "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/cve/CVE-2024-24974" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-24974", "url": "https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-24974" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/", "url": "https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html", "url": "https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html" } ], "release_date": "2024-07-08T11:15:00Z", "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1" }, "products": [ "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] } ], "threats": [ { "category": "impact", "details": "Important" }, { "category": "impact", "date": "2026-06-12T12:59:17.996777Z", "details": "Not vulnerable: CVE-2024-24974 affects only the Windows-specific OpenVPN Interactive Service, where the service’s named pipe can be accessed remotely. Linux builds of OpenVPN (including 2.4.11) do not include or expose this Windows service or pipe, so the vulnerable code path is absent in Linux VM/server deployments.", "product_ids": [ "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64", "CentOS-8.5:openvpn-devel-0:2.4.12-1.el8.tuxcare.els1.x86_64" ] } ] } ] }