SB2022101708 - Gentoo update for libvirt

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SB2022101708 - Gentoo update for libvirt

Published: October 17, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101708
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14339)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to libvirt leaks a file descriptor for /dev/mapper/control. A remote user on guest operating system can obtain leaked descriptor address and escalate privileges on the system.


2) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25637)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the libvirt API, responsible for requesting information about network interfaces of a running QEMU domain. A local client 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.


3) 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.


4) 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.


5) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0897)

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

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error within the nwfilterConnectNumOfNWFilters() function in nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c in libvirt. An local user can abuse the libvirt API virConnectNumOfNWFilters to crash the network filter management daemon (libvirtd/virtnwfilterd).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References