libnbd TLS Verification Vulnerability Allows Man-in-the-Middle Attack
CVE-2024-7383
7.4HIGH
Key Information
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Status
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 5 August 2024
Summary
A flaw was found in libnbd. The client did not always correctly verify the NBD server's certificate when using TLS to connect to an NBD server. This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack on NBD traffic.
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Risk change from: 5.9 to: 7.4 - (HIGH)
Risk change from: null to: 5.9 - (MEDIUM)
Vulnerability published.
Reported to Red Hat.
Vulnerability Reserved.
Collectors
NVD DatabaseMitre Database
Credit
Red Hat would like to thank Jon Szymaniak for reporting this issue.