SB2024041541 - Local denial of service in libvirt
Published: April 15, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024041541
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2496)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function. A local user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference error when detaching a host interface while at the same time collecting the list of interfaces via virConnectListAllInterfaces API.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.