3.1

CVE-2024-6501: Networkmanager: denial of service

Deferred
AliasesRHSA-2024:9317UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6501DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6501
Published 09-07-2024Last modified 21-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6501 is a low (CVSS 3.1) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in network-manager. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.1/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat28 products
  • NetworkManager< 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
  • NetworkManager-adsl< 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
  • NetworkManager-adsl-debuginfo< 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth< 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
  • NetworkManager-bluetooth-debuginfo< 1:1.48.10-2.el9_5
Debian1 product
  • network-manager< 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 | < 1.49.90-2
Ubuntu1 product
  • network-managerAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 30 products

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