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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6764: Moderate: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:3113)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6764: Moderate: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:3113)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/23/2018
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libvirt
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-admin
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-bash-completion
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-client
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-config-network
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-interface
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-network
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-secret
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-kvm
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-lxc
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-docs
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-libs
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-lock-sanlock
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-login-shell
  • centos-upgrade-libvirt-nss

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