🛡️ CVE-2024-9681 on Debian 11 (Root.io) — curl

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

5.0

CVSS Score

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Description

CVE-2024-9681 in curl - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2024-9681 in the curl package for Root:Debian:11. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-9681 as tracked by Debian 11 (Root.io), for the package curl. The fix is available in version 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16.root.io.14; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-9681 is classified as CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-9681 is recorded against 2 packages.

curl (fixed in 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16.root.io.14)
rootio-curl (fixed in 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16.root.io.14)

Timeline and source

Published on 20 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2024-9681 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Alpine BellSoft Base record Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity MEDIUM

CVSS Score 5.0

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-08-20

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-20

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
curl	—	7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16.root.io.14
rootio-curl	—	7.74.0-1.3+deb11u16.root.io.14

References

N/A

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