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CVE-2024-2511

Medium
Low Medium High Critical
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: Apr 08, 2024
Last Modified: Nov 03, 2025

Vulnerability Description

Issue summary: Some non-default TLS server configurations can cause unbounded
memory growth when processing TLSv1.3 sessions

Impact summary: An attacker may exploit certain server configurations to trigger
unbounded memory growth that would lead to a Denial of Service

This problem can occur in TLSv1.3 if the non-default SSL_OP_NO_TICKET option is
being used (but not if early_data support is also configured and the default
anti-replay protection is in use). In this case, under certain conditions, the
session cache can get into an incorrect state and it will fail to flush properly
as it fills. The session cache will continue to grow in an unbounded manner. A
malicious client could deliberately create the scenario for this failure to
force a Denial of Service. It may also happen by accident in normal operation.

This issue only affects TLS servers supporting TLSv1.3. It does not affect TLS
clients.

The FIPS modules in 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue. OpenSSL
1.0.2 is also not affected by this issue.

CVSS Metrics

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Vector String:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
H
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
N
Scope
U
Confidentiality
N
Integrity
N
Availability
H

Available Security Patches

7 patches available from vendors

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Canonical (Ubuntu)

USN-7894-2

USN-7894-2: EDK II regression

Severity
Unknown
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Security Update
Canonical (Ubuntu)

USN-7894-1

USN-7894-1: EDK II vulnerabilities

Severity
Unknown
Released
Nov 26, 2025
Security Update
Microsoft

2025-May-CVE-2024-2511

CVE-2024-2511: None

Severity
Unknown
Released
Oct 01, 2025
Security Update
Microsoft

2024-Apr-CVE-2024-2511

CVE-2024-2511: Unbounded memory growth with session handling in TLSv1.3

Severity
Unknown
Released
Oct 01, 2025
Security Update
Microsoft

2025-Mar-CVE-2024-2511

CVE-2024-2511: None

Severity
Unknown
Released
Sep 04, 2025
Security Update
Microsoft

2024-Nov-CVE-2024-2511

CVE-2024-2511: None

Severity
Unknown
Released
Sep 04, 2025
Security Update
Oracle

CPUJAN2025

Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2025

Severity
Critical
Released
Jan 21, 2025
Restart Required
Security Update

References & Resources

Severity Details

5.9
out of 10.0
Medium

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1325

Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation

Description
The product manages a group of objects or resources and performs a separate memory allocation for each object, but it does not properly limit the total amount of memory that is consumed by all of the combined objects.
Typical Severity
Medium
Abstraction Level
Base

Key Information

Published Date
April 08, 2024