Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-3094 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package xz. The fix is available in version 5.2.9_p525-r0; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
BELL-CVE-2024-3094 is classified as CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2024-3094 is recorded against 1 package.
- xz (from 5.2.8-r0 up to 5.2.9_p525-r0)
Timeline and source
Published on 30 March 2024 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
xz has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code) in other software:
