SB2018021342 - Fedora 27 update for libvirt
Published: February 13, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021342
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5748)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in qemu/qemu_monitor.c in libvirt. A remote attacker can supply a large QEMU reply, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the service to crash.
2) 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.