RHSA-2024:8338 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager-libreswan security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · October 23, 2024
Updated · October 24, 2026
Topic
An update for NetworkManager-libreswan is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
This package contains software for integrating the libreswan VPN software with NetworkManager and the GNOME desktop
Security Fix(es):
- NetworkManager-libreswan: Local privilege escalation via leftupdown (CVE-2024-9050)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.