CVE-2024-57493 Denial of service in n/a
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in Redox OS via the setsockopt function in relibc.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-57493?
CVE-2024-57493 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in redoxOS relibc before commit 98aa4ea5 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the setsockopt function.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57493?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redox-Os Redox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-57493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-57493 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-57493 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3c6p-c4v9-m5mw.