SB2024111272 - Local denial of service in libvirt 



SB2024111272 - Local denial of service in libvirt

Published: November 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024111272
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8235)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in interface/interface_backend_udev.c when virConnectListInterfaces() is called requesting 0 netowrks to be filled. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.