CVE-2014-8135

low

Published 2014-12-19 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.1

Description

The storageVolUpload function in storage/storage_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not check a certain return value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted offset value in a "virsh vol-upload" command.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.2.9-7`
sid	Fixed	`1.2.9-7`
forky	Fixed	`1.2.9-7`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.2.9-7`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.2.9-7`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
redhat	libvirt	`-`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.