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TI-2015-02579 Aliases CVE-2015-2924GHSA-m83h-57fv-rrqc

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

Priority LOW 18CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01204 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:networkmanager_project:networkmanager:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.7VulnerableNetworkmanager Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:networkmanager_project:networkmanager:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Networkmanager Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:2315 Released 2015-11-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    NetworkManager security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-1:1.0.6-27.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-1:1.0.6-27.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7.ppc +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7.ppc, ModemManager-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, NetworkManager-1:1.0.6-27.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ModemManager-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7, ModemManager-glib-devel-1.1.0-8.git20130913.el7 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:2315
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2924
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m83h-57fv-rrqc

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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