CVE-2024-6501

NameCVE-2024-6501
DescriptionA flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1076294

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
network-manager (PTS)bullseye1.30.6-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm1.42.4-1+deb12u1fixed
trixie, sid1.52.0-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
network-managersourcebullseye(not affected)
network-managersourcebookworm1.42.4-1+deb12u1
network-managersource(unstable)1.49.90-21076294

Notes

[bullseye] - network-manager <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1550
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2007
Introduced by: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/630de288d2e4e01d9ed89218722c0f52b2173128 (1.41.4-dev)
Fixed by: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/commit/79c1f8c93ad620d02f61ffa49dd3df04fca48069 (1.49.5-dev)

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