CVE-2024-24792

Panic when parsing invalid palette-color images in golang.org/x/image

7.5 HighFix available

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.73%Up 0.7 points since Jun 28, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Panic when parsing invalid palette-color images in golang.org/x/image

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: CVE-2024-24792
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-2009 7.5

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: EUVD-2024-2009
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9phm-fm57-rhg8 8.7

Panic when parsing invalid palette-color images in golang.org/x/image

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: GHSA-9phm-fm57-rhg8
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-248
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: CVE-2024-24792
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-24792 7.5

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24792
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-9phm-fm57-rhg8 8.7

Panic when parsing invalid palette-color images in golang.org/x/image

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: GHSA-9phm-fm57-rhg8
CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-248
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-24792 7.5

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-24792
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: CVE-2024-24792
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2024-2937 No score

Panic when parsing invalid palette-color images in golang.org/x/image

Parsing a corrupt or malicious image with invalid color indices can cause a panic.

Record: GO-2024-2937
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0224-2 No score

Security update for keybase-client

This update for keybase-client fixes the following issues:

Update the Image dependency to address CVE-2024-24792 (boo#1227167).

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:0224-2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14099-1 No score

gomuks-0.3.0-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gomuks-0.3.0-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:14099-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14108-1 No score

kbfs-6.3.1-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the kbfs-6.3.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:14108-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`golang.org/x/image` Go	before 0.18.0	0.18.0
`golang-golang-x-image` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.0-10.12.0-10.13.0-10.14.0-10.15.0-1 Show 13 moreShow less 0.16.0-10.18.0-10.32.0-10.35.0-10.38.0-10.39.0-10.42.0-10.45.0-10.47.0-10.5.0-10.7.0-10.8.0-10.9.0-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Debian:13	before 0.18.0-1	0.18.0-1
`golang-golang-x-image` Debian:14	before 0.18.0-1	0.18.0-1
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20170523.0.426cfd8-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20190703.d6a02ce-10.0~git20200119.58c2397-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.0~git20200119.58c2397-10.0~git20210628.a66eb64-10.0~git20211028.6944b10-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.7.0-10.13.0-10.14.0-10.15.0-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.18.0-1	None known
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 0.35.0-10.39.0-10.42.0-10.45.0-1	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`golang-golang-x-image` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.18.0-10.32.0-10.35.0-1	None known
`keybase-client` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5	before 6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1	6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1
`keybase-client` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6	before 6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1	6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1
`keybase-client` openSUSE:Leap 15.5	before 6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1	6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1
`keybase-client` openSUSE:Leap 15.6	before 6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1	6.2.8-bp156.2.6.1
`gomuks` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.3.0-3.1	0.3.0-3.1
`keybase-client` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 6.3.1-2.1	6.3.1-2.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-24792 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Golang Image, published June 25, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in golang.org/x/image 0.18.0.

References

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