# CVE-2024-1488: Unbound: unrestricted reconfiguration enabled to anyone that may lead to local privilege escalation > An unprivileged local attacker can modify Unbound runtime configuration via localhost, enabling DNS query tracking and potential service disruption. - **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 15 Feb 2024 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** ALSA-2024:1750, ALSA-2024:1751, CLSA-2025-1738170016, CLSA-2026-1768395381, GHSA-35qh-7f6c-rjf7, RHSA-2024:1750, RHSA-2024:1751, RHSA-2024:1780, RHSA-2024:1802, RLSA-2024:1750, RLSA-2024:1751 ## What is CVE-2024-1488? CVE-2024-1488 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 15 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A vulnerability was found in Unbound due to incorrect default permissions, allowing any process outside the unbound group to modify the unbound runtime configuration. If a process can connect over localhost to port 8953, it can alter the configuration of unbound.service. This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to manipulate a running instance, potentially altering forwarders, allowing them to track all queries forwarded by the local resolver, and, in some cases, disrupting resolving altogether. Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1488? It affects 19 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `python3-unbound` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-devel` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `python3-unbound` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-devel` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-libs` | AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `python3-unbound` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `python3-unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `unbound-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_9.6 | | `python3-unbound` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `python3-unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `python3-unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-debugsource` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `unbound-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_3.5 | | `python3-unbound` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `python3-unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound-debugsource` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound-libs` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `unbound-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-5.el8_8.4 | | `python3-unbound` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_2.4 | | `python3-unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_2.4 | | `unbound` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_2.4 | | `unbound-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream | All versions | 0:1.16.2-3.el9_2.4 | Products: Fedoraproject Unbound, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder Eus for Power Little Endian, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder for Arm64, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder for Arm64 Eus, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder for Ibm Z Systems Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Arm 64, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Arm 64 Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Ibm Z Systems Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server for Power Little Endian Update Services for Sap Solutions, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-1488? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-1488 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1488 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-1488 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 15 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1488/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1488 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1488 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1488 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1488/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.