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AlmaLinux 9 : Security and bug fixes for NetworkManager (Medium) (ALSA-2025:0377)

low Nessus Plugin ID 214375

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:0377 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 and bug fix(es):

 * Routes in table different to main are not deleted on reapply [almalinux-9.5.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-73013)
 * Route to VPN server not stored in routing table that is specified by ipv4.route-table [almalinux-9.5.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-73166)
 * VPN connections do not support ipv4.routing-rules settings [almalinux-9.5.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-73167)
 * CVE-2024-3661 NetworkManager: DHCP routing options can manipulate interface-based VPN traffic [almalinux-9.5.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-64726)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0377

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-0377.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 214375

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-0377.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/18/2025

Updated: 1/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3661

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-ppp, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:networkmanager-initscripts-updown, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3661

CWE: 306, 501

RHSA: 2025:0377