# CVE-2024-52336: Tuned: `script_pre` and `script_post` options allow to pass arbitrary scripts executed by root

> Local attackers can exploit Tuned's D-Bus interface to execute arbitrary scripts as root, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-53600, AZL-53696, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52336, GHSA-cfjc-m7fv-63xj, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52336

## What is CVE-2024-52336?

CVE-2024-52336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7, published on 26 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52336?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-52336?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-52336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52336 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7, published on 26 Nov 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-2024-52336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 7. 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-2024-52336/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52336/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52336
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52336
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52336

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52336/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.