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Ubuntu Update for libvirt USN-4021-1

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the USN-4021-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Daniel P. Berrangé discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled socket permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access libvirt. (CVE-2019-10132) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly performed certain permission checks. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access the guest agent and cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-3886)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'libvirt' package(s) on Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 18.10.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)