Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security update
The libvirt library contains a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): * libvirt: NULL pointer dereference in udevConnectListAllInterfaces() (CVE-2024-2496) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libvirt library contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function, identified as CVE-2024-2496. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle variants across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The issue is rated moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory references updated libvirt packages that fix this vulnerability. The update includes restarting the libvirtd daemon automatically. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may result in a denial of service by crashing the libvirt daemon or related virtualization management tools. This could disrupt virtualization management operations on affected systems. No evidence of exploitation in the wild is reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libvirt packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:2236. After installation, the libvirtd service will be restarted automatically to apply the fix. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security update
Description
The libvirt library contains a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): * libvirt: NULL pointer dereference in udevConnectListAllInterfaces() (CVE-2024-2496) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The libvirt library contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the udevConnectListAllInterfaces() function, identified as CVE-2024-2496. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle variants across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The issue is rated moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory references updated libvirt packages that fix this vulnerability. The update includes restarting the libvirtd daemon automatically. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may result in a denial of service by crashing the libvirt daemon or related virtualization management tools. This could disrupt virtualization management operations on affected systems. No evidence of exploitation in the wild is reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libvirt packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:2236. After installation, the libvirtd service will be restarted automatically to apply the fix. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:2236
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1f84853345fc183507a
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:36 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:51:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 16:47:36 UTC
Views: 18
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