SB2021082320 - SUSE update for libvirt 

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SB2021082320 - SUSE update for libvirt

Published: August 23, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021082320
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3631)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the way SELinux MCS category pairs for VMs' dynamic labels in security/security_selinux.c. An attacker with access to the guest OS can access files labeled for another guest.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3667)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in the virStoragePoolLookupByTargetPath API in libvirt in storage/storage_driver.c. The storagePoolLookupByTargetPath() function does not properly release a locked object (virStoragePoolObj) on ACL permission failure. Clients connecting to the read-write socket with limited ACL permissions can use this vulnerability to acquire the lock and prevent other users from accessing storage pool/volume APIs. As a result a local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References