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CVE-2015-5247

Published: 16 September 2015

The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_squash NFS pool.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
affects 1.2.14 to 1.2.19

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libvirt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream Needed

vivid Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-0ubuntu14.2)
wily
Released (1.2.16-2ubuntu11.15.10.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=9e48400f4606bac16b7e4db195f610928c3d5a04
upstream: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=2f4b41861c1729ff4b754986782d7428ccdca455
upstream: http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=7f0505705c70f7eb1e435a2e7732d1a74abfadfd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H