Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: NetworkManager / NetworkManager-adsl / etc (crlsa-2025_0377)

low Nessus Plugin ID 359433

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_0377 advisory.

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.

Security and bug fix(es):

* Routes in table different to main are not deleted on reapply [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73013)
* Route to VPN server not stored in routing table that is specified by ipv4.route-table [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73166)
* VPN connections do not support ipv4.routing-rules settings [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-73167)
* CVE-2024-3661 NetworkManager: DHCP routing options can manipulate interface-based VPN traffic [rhel-9.5.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-64726)

This advisory is provided by Ctrl IQ, Inc for Rocky Linux systems. For more information about CIQ security practices, visit https://ciq.com/security.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2025_0377.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 359433

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2025_0377.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

Percentile: 96.72

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3661

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-3661

Detections

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