SUSE: 2019:1690-1 Important: libvirt Execution Risk Mitigation
suse
June 24, 2019
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for libvirt fixes the following issue: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2019-10161: Fixed virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc API which could accept a path parameter pointing anywhere on the system and potentially leading to execution of a malicious file with root privileges by libvirtd (bsc#1138301). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2019-1690=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64): libvirt-1.2.5-27.19.1 libvirt-client-1.2.5-27.19.1 libvirt-client-debuginfo-1.2.5-27.19.1 libvirt-daemon-1.2.5-27.19.1
References
#1138301
Cross- CVE-2019-10161
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10161.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1138301
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