CVE-2011-1146
Description
libvirt.c in the API in Red Hat libvirt 0.8.8 does not properly restrict operations in a read-only connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) virNodeDeviceDettach, (2) virNodeDeviceReset, (3) virDomainRevertToSnapshot, (4) virDomainSnapshotDelete, (5) virNodeDeviceReAttach, or (6) virConnectDomainXMLToNative call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5086.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.8.8-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.8.8-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.8.8-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.8.8-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.8.8-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | libvirt | 0.8.8 | |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617773
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056209.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00022.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/09/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43780
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43897
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44069
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2194
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0391.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025262
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1094-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0694
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0700
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0794
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0805
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678406
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683650
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66012
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1146
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.