SB2024070875 - Local denial of service in libndp 



SB2024070875 - Local denial of service in libndp

Published: July 8, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024070875
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5564)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in NetworkManager. A local user can send a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet to trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.