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RHEL 9 : NetworkManager (RHSA-2024:9317)
low Nessus Plugin ID 210787
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for NetworkManager.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9317 advisory.NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.
Security Fix(es):
* NetworkManager: Denial of Service (CVE-2024-6501)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL NetworkManager package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:9317.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9317
http://www.nessus.org/u?bb08292d
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-1418
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-17310
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-17350
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-17972
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-23446
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-24622
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-26750
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-26753
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-29856
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-29902
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-30348
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-31182
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-31980
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-33368
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-34617
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-36648
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-43720
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-44345
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 210787
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-9317.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/12/2024
Updated: 11/12/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-6501
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.1
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ppp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-initscripts-updown
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-6501