CVE-2024-6501

Impact

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.

Affected packages

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Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9317
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6501
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6501
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734