medium5.0
CVE-2024-2496
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Libvirt | before 9.8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00000.html