| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libvirt' package(s) announced via the USN-2093-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Martin Kletzander discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled reading
memory tunables from LXC guests. A local user could possibly use this flaw
to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6436)
Dario Faggioli discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the libxl
driver. A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6457)
It was discovered that libvirt contained multiple race conditions in block
device handling. A remote read-only user could use this flaw to cause
libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-6458)
Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain ACLs. An
attacker could use this flaw to possibly obtain certain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0028)
Jiri Denemark discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled keepalives. A
remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1447)
Affected Software/OS:
'libvirt' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.10.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
6.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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