CVE-2024-2496
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CVE-2024-2496 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt. This issue can occur when detaching a host interface while at the same time collecting the list of interfaces via virConnectListAllInterfaces API. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt. This issue can occur when detaching a host interface while at the same time collecting the list of interfaces via virConnectListAllInterfaces API. This flaw could be used to perform a denial of service attack by causing the libvirt daemon to crash.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Libvirt | < 9.8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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