Important: libndp

Issue Overview:

A vulnerability was found in libndp. A buffer overflow in NetworkManager that can be triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet via malicious user locally. This happens as libndp was not validating correctly the route length information and hence leading to a flaw. This affects versions of libndp >= 1.0. (CVE-2024-5564)

Affected Packages:

libndp

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libndp to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libndp-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
    libndp-devel-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
    libndp-debuginfo-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libndp-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.i686  
    libndp-devel-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.i686  
    libndp-debuginfo-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.i686  
  
src:  
    libndp-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libndp-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  
    libndp-devel-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  
    libndp-debuginfo-1.2-7.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-5564

Mitre: CVE-2024-5564