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RockyLinux 9 : Security and bug fixes for NetworkManager (Moderate) (RLSA-2025:0377)

low Nessus Plugin ID 232945

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-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 [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73013)
 * Route to VPN server not stored in routing table that is specified by ipv4.route-table [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73166)
 * VPN connections do not support ipv4.routing-rules settings [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73167)
 * CVE-2024-3661 NetworkManager: DHCP routing options can manipulate interface-based VPN traffic [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-64726)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:0377

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 232945

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-0377.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2025

Updated: 3/19/2025

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:rocky:linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-libnm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-wifi-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-adsl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-tui-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-initscripts-updown, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-ppp, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-ppp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-wwan-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-ovs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-team-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-adsl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:networkmanager-bluetooth

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3661