5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-2496
Libvirt NULL Pointer Dereference DoS Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-2496 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-2496 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : March 24, 2024, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1214 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-2496 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-2496 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00000.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00000.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2236 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00000.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2496 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269672 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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