CVE-2024-41743
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 10.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using persistent connections due to improper allocation of resources.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms 10.1 contains a vulnerability where persistent connections can cause denial of service due to improper resource allocation. An attacker can exploit this by establishing persistent connections in a way that exhausts server resources, preventing legitimate users from accessing the service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms is installedCheck system for IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms installation. Look for TXSeries processes or check installed software listings on the server.Affected if IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms is present on the system
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Confirm installed version is 10.1Use IBM command to query the installed version of TXSeries, such as 'lssam' or checking the product installation directory for version information. Compare against the affected version 10.1.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.1
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Check for active persistent connections to TXSeriesMonitor network connections to the TXSeries server port (typically 1414 for SNA or configured RPC ports). Use netstat or similar tools to list established connections from clients.Affected if Multiple persistent connections from the same clients are active or accumulating
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Monitor connection-based resource consumptionObserve server resource usage including connection counts, memory allocation, and process limits. Check if connection counts are growing abnormally or hitting configured limits.Affected if Connection count is approaching or exceeding expected limits, or resources are being consumed by sustained persistent connections
The environment is affected if IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms version 10.1 is running and accepting connections that could be held persistently to exhaust server resources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM patches for CVE-2024-41743 when available, and implement connection limits/timeouts on the TXSeries environment to mitigate resource exhaustion from persistent connections.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-41743 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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