CVE-2021-20297
NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Se encontró un fallo en NetworkManager en versiones anteriores a 1.30.0. Ajustando el archivo match.path y activando un perfil bloquea NetworkManager. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la disponibilidad del sistema
A flaw was found in NetworkManager. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband, and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-04-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (2)
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943282 | 2021-05-18 |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20297 | 2021-05-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnome Search vendor "Gnome" | Networkmanager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" | < 1.30.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Networkmanager" and version " < 1.30.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33" | - |
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