Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in libvirt. A refactor of the code fetching the list of interfaces for multiple APIs introduced a corner case on platforms where allocating 0 bytes of memory results in a NULL pointer. This corner case would lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and subsequent crash of virtinterfaced. This issue could allow clients connecting to the read-only socket to crash the virtinterfaced daemon.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Libvirt | >= 10.4.0, < 10.7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9128
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8235Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2308680Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/X6WOVCL6QPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240920-0006/
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-8235?
CVE-2024-8235 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in libvirt. A refactor of the code fetching the list of interfaces for multiple APIs introduced a corner case on platforms where allocating 0 bytes of memory results in a NULL pointer...
How severe is CVE-2024-8235?
CVE-2024-8235 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8235?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Libvirt, Redhat Enterprise Linux.