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Date: 2024-07-23 Updated: 2024-08-22
HIGH risk vulnerability concerning libndp. This flaw allows a local malicious user to cause a buffer overflow in NetworkManager, triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet. [R 1]
EGI SVG ID : EGI-SVG-2024-16
CVE ID : CVE-2024-5564
CVSS Score : 8.1 [R 1]
Sites are recommended to update relevant components as soon as possible using information in the references below.
Sites should be aware that if a public exploit is released which allows easy root access in the EGI infrastructure this vulnerability is likely to be elevated to 'Critical' and sites will then be required to patch within 7 days or risk suspension.
No mitigation has been identified for this vulnerability [R 1]
Red Hat rates this as an Important severity, as a local attacker may gain enough information to jeopardize the environment's confidentiality, integrity and availability.
TLP:WHITE information - Unlimited distribution
https://advisories.egi.eu/Advisory-EGI-SVG-2024-16
https://advisories.egi.eu/Advisory-SVG-5564
This advisory is subject to the Creative Commons licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and
the EGI (https://www.egi.eu/) Software Vulnerability Group
must be credited.
Comments or questions should be sent to svg-rat at mailman.egi.eu
Vulnerabilities relevant for EGI can be reported at report-vulnerability at egi.eu
(see [R 99] for further details, and other information on SVG)
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[R 4] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-5564
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[R 6] https://errata.build.resf.org/ (RockyLinux)
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[R 7] https://errata.almalinux.org/ (AlmaLinux)
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[R 99] https://confluence.egi.eu/display/EGIBG/SVG+Advisories
SVG was alerted to this vulnerability by Mischa Salle