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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-20297: Moderate: NetworkManager and libnma security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2021-1574)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-20297: Moderate: NetworkManager and libnma security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2021-1574)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/26/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
09/15/2022

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)

  • alma-upgrade-NetworkManager-libnm-devel
  • alma-upgrade-libnma-devel

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