CVE-2021-20297

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Gnome NetworkmanagerFedoraproject FedoraRedhat Enterprise Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDgnome/networkmanager< 1.30.0
▶CVEListV5networkmanagerNetworkManager 1.30.0
▶Debiannetwork-manager< 1.30.0-2+3

Also affects: Fedora 33, Enterprise Linux 8.0, Openshift Container Platform 4.0

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-c9hx-hg53-g52p: A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-20297: A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1↗2021-05-26
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CVEList
CVE-2021-20297: A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1↗2021-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
NetworkManager vulnerability↗2021-04-14
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Red Hat
NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash↗2021-03-25
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Debian
CVE-2021-20297: network-manager - A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path...↗2021
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CVE-2021-20297 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | A flaw was found in NetworkManager | cvebase.io