SB2018103015 - Red Hat update for libvirt



SB2018103015 - Red Hat update for libvirt

Published: October 30, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018103015
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 security vulnerability.


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

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.