CVE catalog

CVE-2021-20297

network-manager: CVE-2021-20297

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Mar 25, 2021, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.26% · Oct 25, 2026

A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0. Setting match.path and activating a profile crashes NetworkManager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	network-manager	sid	`1.58.1-1`	fixed
Debian	network-manager	forky	`1.58.1-1`	fixed
Debian	network-manager	trixie	`1.52.1-1`	fixed
Debian	network-manager	bookworm	`1.42.4-1+deb12u1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	network-manager	source	sid	`1.30.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986809]
Debian	network-manager	source	forky	`1.30.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986809]
Debian	network-manager	source	trixie	`1.30.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986809]
Debian	network-manager	source	bookworm	`1.30.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986809]

[Debian bug #986809]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gir1.2-nm-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
[libnm0]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
[libnm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
[network-manager]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
[network-manager-config-connectivity-debian]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
[network-manager-dev]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12
- 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · bookworm; dsa · network-manager · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gir1.2-nm-1.0]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[libnm0]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[libnm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[network-manager]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[network-manager-config-connectivity-debian]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[network-manager-dev]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
[network-manager-l10n]Fixed
Source package: [network-manager]
Details (2)
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13
- 1.52.1-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.30.0-2
  dsa · network-manager · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:54:19 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]