What is CVE-2021-20297?

CVE-2021-20297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Networkmanager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2021-20297?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Gnome Networkmanager

CVE-2021-20297

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnome Networkmanager
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 4.0
N/a Networkmanager — versions NetworkManager 1.30.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20297?: CVE-2021-20297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Networkmanager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2021-20297?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.