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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-10161: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-10161: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/30/2019
Created
03/17/2020
Added
03/16/2020
Modified
03/16/2020

Description

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API, specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-libvirt

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