CVE-2024-6409

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

27.93% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 97.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-07-08 17:57Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-15 02:04Z14 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2024-06-28

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-364Signal Handler Race ConditionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

bf8d81b301ba3e037e2603cc00f62d198c608ed309b77785823d7eeb3eb569ba

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4457https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4457vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4613https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4613vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4716https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4716vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4910https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4910vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4955https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4955vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:4960https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4960vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:5444https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5444vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6409vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2295085https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295085issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/08/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/2
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/09/5
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/1
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/2
• almalinux.orghttps://almalinux.org/blog/2024-07-09-cve-2024-6409/
• bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227217
• explore.alas.aws.amazon.comhttps://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2024-6409.html
• github.comhttps://github.com/openela-main/openssh/commit/c00da7741d42029e49047dd89e266d91dcfbffa0
• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6409
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0003/
• sig-security.rocky.pagehttps://sig-security.rocky.page/issues/CVE-2024-6409/
• ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-6409
• www.suse.comhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6409.html
• cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html