Gentoo: GLSA-201804-07 Normal Severity: Libvirt Command Execution Risks
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April 8, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt, the worst of which may result in the execution of arbitrary commands.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/libvirt-4.1.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5748 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5748 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-6764 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6764
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-07
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 08, 2018
Bugs: #647338, #650018
ID: 201804-07
Topics Covered
Background
libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/libvirt < 4.1.0 >= 4.1.0
Impact
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A local privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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