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CentOS: Security Advisory for libvirt (CESA-2020:5040)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

CentOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:5040 advisory.

Insight

Insight

The libvirt library contains a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): * libvirt: double free in qemuAgentGetInterfaces() in qemu_agent.c (CVE-2020-25637) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * libvirt destroying macvtap device of running VM after a failed incoming migration of another VM with same macvtap 'target device' (BZ#1868549)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'libvirt' package(s) on CentOS 7.

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)