SB2024111237 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for NetworkManager

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SB2024111237 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for NetworkManager

Published: November 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024111237
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6501)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled. A remote attacker can send a malformed LLDP packet to the application, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References