CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: libvirt (CVE-2024-2496)
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The version of libvirt installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-2496 advisory. A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function in libvirt. This issue can occur when detaching a host interface while at the same time collecting the list of interfaces via virConnectListAllInterfaces API. This flaw could be used to perform a denial of service attack by causing the libvirt daemon to crash. (CVE-2024-2496) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version…Read More
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