CVE-2024-2496
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (25)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0645libvirt: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-03-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libvirt ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (12)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-2496/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/commit/2ca94317ac642a70921947150ced8acc674ccdc8Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/libvirt-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-udevConnectListAllInterfaces-43882cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672enisa_euvd
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