# CVE-2024-52337: Tuned: improper sanitization of \`instance\_name\` parameter of the \`instance\_create()\` method

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.24.1
- Published: 2024-11-26 · Updated: 2026-06-26

## Affected

- tuned: from 2.23.0, fixed in 2.24.1
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## Description

A log spoofing flaw was found in the Tuned package due to improper sanitization of some API arguments. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a controlled sequence of characters; newlines can be inserted into the log. Instead of the 'evil' the attacker could mimic a valid TuneD log line and trick the administrator. The quotes '' are usually used in TuneD logs citing raw user input, so there will always be the ' character ending the spoofed input, and the administrator can easily overlook this. This logged string is later used in logging and in the output of utilities, for example, `tuned-adm get_instances` or other third-party programs that use Tuned's D-Bus interface for such operations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on tuned, upgrade to a fixed version (2.24.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10381
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10384
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11161
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0195
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0368
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0879
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0880
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1785
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1802
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52337
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2324541
- https://github.com/redhat-performance/tuned/releases/tag/v2.24.1
- https://security.opensuse.org/2024/11/26/tuned-instance-create.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/28/1

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