CVE-2024-6501

NetworkManager: Denial of Service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 4, 2024

Updated · July 12, 2026

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.

Statement

The impact is set to Low as it is very unlikely to have a production system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption