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Red Hat: CVE-2024-5564: libndp: buffer overflow in route information length field (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-5564: libndp: buffer overflow in route information length field (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/31/2024
Created
07/20/2024
Added
07/19/2024
Modified
07/22/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libndp
  • redhat-upgrade-libndp-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libndp-debugsource

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