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A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Mar 18, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 30, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 18, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 18, 2024
Last updated Apr 30, 2024

Severity

Moderate
5.0
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-2496

GHSA ID

GHSA-mfxp-38jc-24qj

Source code

No known source code

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