Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-24259
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity memory leak in the freeglut package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeglut | 3.0.0-9.el8 | ALSA-2024:3120 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeglut | 3.2.1-10.el9 | ALSA-2024:2366 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeglut-devel | 3.0.0-9.el8 | ALSA-2024:3120 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeglut-devel | 3.2.1-10.el9 | ALSA-2024:2366 |
| Debian:12 | freeglut | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Debian:13 | freeglut | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Debian:14 | freeglut | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | freeglut | 0:3.0.0-9.el8 | RLSA-2024:3120 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | freeglut | 0:3.2.1-10.el9 | RLSA-2024:2366 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeglut | 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeglut | 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeglut | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeglut | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24259 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_2.md
- https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
- FEDORA-2024-b69a4d75a1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-0356803680 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IBAWX3HMMZVAWJZ3U6VOAYYOYJCN3IS/