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Debian: CVE-2024-2496: libvirt -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2024-2496: libvirt -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/18/2024
Created
04/04/2024
Added
04/03/2024
Modified
04/03/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libvirt

References

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