Red Hat update for libvirt

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU18596

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10132

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing SocketMode configuration parameter within the in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A local user can perform administrative tasks against virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Virtualization for IBM Power LE: 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power: 9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise: 3

Red Hat Virtualization: 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1264

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.