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SUSE: 2019:2227-2 Important: libvirt Execution Risks Fixed

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Calendar Grey September 11, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Update: Security update for libvirt __________________________________________________
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available

Summary

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: Security issues 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). - CVE-2019-10167: Fixed an issue with virConnectGetDomainCapabilities API which could have been used to execute arbitrary emulators (bsc#1138303). Non-security issues fixed: - Fixed an issue with short bitmaps when setting vcpu affinity using the vcpupin (bsc#1138734). - Added support for overriding max threads per process limit (bsc#1133719) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

References

#1133719 #1138301 #1138303 #1138734

Cross- CVE-2019-10161 CVE-2019-10167

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10161.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10167.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1133719

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1138301

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1138303

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1138734

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2227-2
Rating: important

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