CVE-2024-6501 Networkmanager: denial of service
Low 3.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6501 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-6501 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6501/index.md)
A malicious user can cause a denial of service in NetworkManager by injecting malformed LLDP packets when debug logs are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-6501?
CVE-2024-6501 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6501?
Linux distribution packages (40)
NetworkManager AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-adsl AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-bluetooth AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-cloud-setup AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-config-connectivity-redhat AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-config-server AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-initscripts-updown AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-libnm AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-libnm-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-ovs AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-ppp AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-team AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-tui AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-wifi AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-wwan AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5.alma.1 |
NetworkManager-adsl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-bluetooth-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-cloud-setup Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-cloud-setup-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-config-connectivity-redhat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-libnm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-ovs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-ovs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-ppp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-ppp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-team-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-tui-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-wifi-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-wwan-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-adsl Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-adsl-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-bluetooth Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-bluetooth-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-cloud-setup-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
NetworkManager-config-server Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-6501?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-6501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2024:9317, CLSA-2026-1779533209, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6501, GHSA-gwgm-rhr4-mf4h, OESA-2024-2291, RHSA-2024:9317 and 1 more.