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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20297: CVE-2021-20297 NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-20297: CVE-2021-20297 NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/18/2021
Created
05/21/2021
Added
05/21/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libnma
  • redhat-upgrade-libnma-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libnma-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libnma-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-adsl
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-adsl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-bluetooth
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-bluetooth-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-cloud-setup
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-cloud-setup-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-config-server
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-libnm
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-libnm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-libnm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-ovs
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-ovs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-ppp
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-ppp-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-team
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-team-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-tui
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-tui-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-wifi
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-wifi-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-wwan
  • redhat-upgrade-networkmanager-wwan-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-20297
  • RHSA-2021:1574

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