CVE-2015-2924 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-2924: 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-2015-2

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-2924 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager→ fixed in1.0.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager→ fixed in1.0.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager→ fixed in1.0.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager
```

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