[USN-4371-1] libvirt vulnerabilities
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Thu May 21 18:39:02 UTC 2020
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4371-1
May 21, 2020
libvirt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.
Software Description:
- libvirt: Libvirt virtualization toolkit
Details:
It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled an active pool without a
target path. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10703)
It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled memory when retrieving
certain domain statistics. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause libvirt to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-12430)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
libvirt-clients 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4
libvirt-daemon 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4
libvirt0 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libvirt-clients 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17
libvirt-daemon 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17
libvirt0 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4371-1
CVE-2020-10703, CVE-2020-12430
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17
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