vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-5564): libndp vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 31, 2024
Added
Jul 15, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in libndp. This flaw allows a local malicious user to cause a buffer overflow in NetworkManager, triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet. This issue occurred as libndp was not correctly validating the route length information.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libndp0ubuntu-upgrade-libndp0
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