Low severity · published Jul 9, 2024
CVE-2024-6501
Networkmanager: denial of service
3.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6501
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6501
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9317
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6501
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734
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