CVE-2024-24456 Memory corruption in HPE Athonet Core
A malformed NAS PDU in an E-RAB Release Command packet causes a buffer overflow, crashing the HPE Athonet MME.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24456?
CVE-2024-24456 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Athonet Core, published on 31 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An E-RAB Release Command packet containing a malformed NAS PDU will cause the Athonet MME to immediately crash, potentially due to a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24456?
How do I fix CVE-2024-24456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-24456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wj9-f5xc-vmq2.