Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2924
CVE-2015-2924
Description
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:networkmanager_project:networkmanager:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:networkmanager_project:networkmanager:*:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.7
- (no CPE)range: 1.x
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References
6- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157803.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158103.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76879nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-05nvd
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