CVE-2024-2496

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference9 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Redhat LibvirtDebian Debian LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateApr 15

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDredhat/libvirt< 9.8.0
▶Debianlibvirt< 7.0.0-3+deb11u3+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Enterprise Linux 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
libvirt vulnerabilities↗2024-04-15
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GHSA
GHSA-mfxp-38jc-24qj: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt↗2024-03-18
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OSV
CVE-2024-2496: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt↗2024-03-18
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CVEList
Libvirt: null pointer dereference in udevconnectlistallinterfaces()↗2024-03-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
libvirt vulnerabilities↗2024-04-15
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Microsoft
Libvirt: null pointer dereference in udevconnectlistallinterfaces()↗2024-03-12
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Red Hat
libvirt: NULL pointer dereference in udevConnectListAllInterfaces()↗2024-02-26
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Debian
CVE-2024-2496: libvirt - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() ...↗2024
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