NULL pointer dereference in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2024-8235
A flaw was found in libvirt. A refactor of the code fetching the list of interfaces for multiple APIs introduced a corner case on platforms where allocating 0 bytes of memory results in a NULL pointer. This corner case would lead to a NULL-pointer dereference and subsequent crash of virtinterfaced. This issue could allow clients connecting to the read-only socket to crash the virtinterfaced daemon.
EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8235?
- CVE-2024-8235 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8235?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8235 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.