NULL pointer dereference flaw found in udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function, potentially leading to denial of service attack
CVE-2024-2496

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Libvirt
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 March 2024

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

libvirt 9.8.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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