SB2019041824 - Security Features in libvirt libvirt



SB2019041824 - Security Features in libvirt libvirt

Published: April 18, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019041824
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10746)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

libvirt-domain.c in libvirt before 1.3.1 supports virDomainGetTime API calls by guest agents with an RO connection, even though an RW connection was supposed to be required, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-3886.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.