CVE-2024-2496
Published: Mar 18, 2024
Modified: Nov 8, 2025
CVSS v3.1
5.0
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | libvirt | affected 9.0.0 - < 9.7.0 |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:10.0.0-6.el9_4 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization | All versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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