CVE-2021-20297 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: What is CVE-2021-20297?

CVE-2021-20297 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-20297?

CVE-2021-20297 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-20297?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Networkmanager, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Networkmanager	< 1.30.0
Redhat	Openshift Container Platform	4.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	33

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943282Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943282Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-20297?

CVE-2021-20297 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

How severe is CVE-2021-20297?

CVE-2021-20297 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-20297?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Networkmanager, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.