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CVE-2024-24990: NGINX HTTP/3 QUIC vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

When NGINX Plus or NGINX OSS are configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module, undisclosed requests can cause NGINX worker processes to terminate. Note: The HTTP/3 QUIC module is not enabled by default and is considered experimental. For more information, refer to Support for QUIC and HTTP/3 https://nginx.org/en/docs/quic.html . Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated

Affected products

• F5 NGINX Open Source: from 1.25.0 before 1.25.4 — fixed in 1.25.4
• F5 NGINX Plus: r30, r30-p1, r31

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: F5 NGINX Open Source 1.25.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/4
• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138445
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/4
• https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000138445

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