CVE-2024-7383
High
Libnbd: nbd server improper certificate validation
A flaw was found in libnbd. The client did not always correctly verify the NBD server's certificate when using TLS to connect to an NBD server. This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack on NBD traffic.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
August 5, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
7 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-7383
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A flaw was found in libnbd. The client did not always correctly verify the NBD server's certificate when using TLS to connect to an NBD server. This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack on NBD traffic.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6757
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6964
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7383
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302865
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/7xxx/CVE-2024-7383.json
- https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd
- https://lists.libguestfs.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LHR3BW6RJ7K4BJBQIYV3GTZLSY27VZO2
- https://lists.libguestfs.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/ENZY4LHLARA3N4C3JUNLPYUCXHFO7BWQ/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7383