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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6734-2 Moderate: Libvirt Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6734-2 delivers vital updates for libvirt, impacting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users.
Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libvirt. Software Description: - libvirt: Libvirt virtualization toolkit Details: USN-6734-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libvirt. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Alexander Kuznetsov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1441) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC library API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2494)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libvirt-daemon 10.0.0-2ubuntu8.1 libvirt-daemon-system 10.0.0-2ubuntu8.1 libvirt0 10.0.0-2ubuntu8.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6734-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6734-1

CVE-2024-1441, CVE-2024-2494

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6734-2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/10.0.0-2ubuntu8.1

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