Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2024-6501
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9317 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6501 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6501?
- CVE-2024-6501 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6501?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.