Improper Synchronization Affecting virt:rhel/nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin package, versions <0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-8088117
  • published24 Sept 2024
  • disclosed2 Aug 2024

Introduced: 2 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-7409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin to version 0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6964.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin package and not the virt:rhel/nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the QEMU NBD Server. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) attack via improper synchronization during socket closure when a client keeps a socket open as the server is taken offline.

CVSS Scores

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