CVE-2024-31182
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation (ONF) libfluid (libfluid_msg module). This vulnerability is associated with program routine fluid_msg::QueuePropertyList::unpack10. This issue affects libfluid: 0.1.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in libfluid_msg's QueuePropertyList::unpack10 function. The routine returns a pointer value that is not validated before use, leading to dereferencing a NULL pointer when the return value check is omitted. This can cause a denial of service (crash) when processing specially crafted OpenFlow messages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 0.1.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate libfluid_msg library in your environmentSearch for libfluid_msg library files or check project dependencies (e.g., package managers, source code imports, container layers) for references to libfluid_msgAffected if libfluid_msg library is present in your environment
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Identify the installed version of libfluid_msgCheck the library version through package metadata, version headers, or build configuration files; the affected version is 0.1.0Affected if the installed version is exactly 0.1.0
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Determine if OpenFlow message processing is occurringInspect application code or logs for OpenFlow message handling, particularly messages that involve queue-related properties (QueuePropertyList)Affected if your system processes OpenFlow messages containing queue property lists
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Verify if QueuePropertyList::unpack10 is being invokedReview code that handles OpenFlow OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST or similar queue configuration messages, which would trigger the unpack10 method on QueuePropertyList objectsAffected if code paths that call unpack10 on QueuePropertyList objects are reachable with incoming OpenFlow traffic
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Check for null validation before pointer use in unpack10Inspect the QueuePropertyList::unpack10 function source code for proper null checks on return values before dereferencing; if validation is missing, the vulnerability is presentAffected if the unpack10 implementation lacks null validation on returned pointers before dereferencing them
Your environment is affected if you have libfluid_msg version 0.1.0 actively processing OpenFlow messages that invoke QueuePropertyList::unpack10 without null validation on returned pointers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAdd proper null-check validation for all return values from functions in unpack10 before dereferencing them. Ensure all pointer returns from the unpack routine are validated before use.
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