CVE-2024-2496 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-2496: Libvirt: null pointer dereference in udevconnectlistallinterfaces()

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-476
Published March 18, 2024
Last update November 8, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 18, 2024 CVE published
November 8, 2025 Record updated