ALSA-2021:1574

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    ALSA-2021:1574

    Published: 18 May 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: NetworkManager and libnma security, bug fix, and enhancement update

    Details: 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 (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: NetworkManager (1.30.0). (BZ#1878783) Security Fix(es): * NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash (CVE-2021-20297) 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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-20297

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: NetworkManager-libnm-devel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/NetworkManager-libnm-devel

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.30.0-7.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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