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CVE-2024-1441VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE libvirt · security update for libvirt

Affects SUSE libvirtSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-1441· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/libvirt package to 9.8 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/libvirt package to 9.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/libvirtpkg:rpm/redhat/libvirtOther threatsAffected
  • <9.8
Fixed in
  • 9.8

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AI-suggested

A patch is available from Red Hat as part of their security update RHSA-2024:2560. Users should apply the updated libvirt packages provided by Red Hat to remediate this issue. After installation, the libvirt daemon (libvirtd) will be restarted automatically. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

An off-by-one error in the udevListInterfacesByStatus() function of libvirt can cause the libvirt daemon to crash when the number of interfaces exceeds the size of the names array. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged client to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by sending specially crafted data to the daemon. The issue does not allow privilege escalation or code execution but can disrupt virtualization services. A patch is available from Red Hat to address this issue.

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