Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0473
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0473)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0473 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0473 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A double free memory issue was found to occur in the libvirt API responsible for requesting information about network interfaces of a running QEMU domain. This flaw affects the polkit access control driver. Specifically, clients connecting to the read-write socket with limited ACL permissions could use this flaw to crash the libvirt daemon, resulting in a denial of service, or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability (CVE-2020-25637). Affected Software/OS: 'libvirt' package(s) on Mageia 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-25637 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-06 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881037 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00000.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1777 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00073.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1778 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00072.html
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