GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 1:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 201804-07 ] libvirt |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: 2018-04-08
Bug(s): #647338, #650018
ID: 201804-07
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt, the worst
of which may result in the execution of arbitrary commands.
Background
libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.
Affected Packages
Package: app-emulation/libvirt
Vulnerable: < 4.1.0
Unaffected: >= 4.1.0
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A local privileged attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/libvirt-4.1.0"
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References
CVE-2018-5748
CVE-2018-6764 |
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