SB2018020616 - Security restrictions bypass in libvirt



SB2018020616 - Security restrictions bypass in libvirt

Published: February 6, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018020616
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6764)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists in the util/virlog.c source code file due to improper determination of hostnames during LXC container startup. An adjacent attacker can bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.