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CVE-2015-2924 json

The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-3009

cvss
3.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The receive_ra function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2924

  • NetworkManager RHEL 7 1:1.0.6-27.el7
  • libnm-gtk RHEL 7 1.0.6-2.el7
  • ModemManager RHEL 7 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7
  • ModemManager-glib RHEL 7 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7
  • ModemManager-vala RHEL 7 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7
  • NetworkManager-tui RHEL 7 1:1.0.6-27.el7
  • NetworkManager-adsl RHEL 7 1:1.0.6-27.el7
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 7 1:1.0.6-27.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2315

  • NetworkManager openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4.2-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2924 updated cvss 3.3

NetworkManager: denial of service (DoS) attack against IPv6 network stacks due to improper handling of Router Advertisements

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libnm-gtk 1.0.6-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-adsl 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-glib 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-team 1.0.6-27.el7, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.0.6-2.el7, ModemManager 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-vala 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-config-routing-rules 1.0.6-27.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libnm-gtk 1.0.6-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-adsl 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-glib 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-team 1.0.6-27.el7, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.0.6-2.el7, ModemManager 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-vala 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-config-routing-rules 1.0.6-27.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libnm-gtk 1.0.6-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-adsl 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-glib 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-team 1.0.6-27.el7, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) NetworkManager-adsl 1.0.6-27.el7, network-manager-applet 1.0.6-2.el7, ModemManager 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-vala 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-config-routing-rules 1.0.6-27.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libnm-gtk 1.0.6-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-adsl 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-glib 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-team 1.0.6-27.el7, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.0.6-2.el7, ModemManager 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-vala 1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.0.6-27.el7, NetworkManager-config-routing-rules 1.0.6-27.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2315
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 NetworkManager Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 NetworkManager, NetworkManager-glib, NetworkManager-gnome
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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