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.

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…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.