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CVE-2024-2496

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CVE-2024-2496

Published: Mar 18, 2024

Modified: Nov 8, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.0

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

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

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

RHSA-2024:2236
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHBZ#2269672
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT

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