cve-2008-5086
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-12-19 17:00
Modified
2024-08-07 10:40
Severity ?
Summary
Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/50919
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33198
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33217Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33292
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34397
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50919
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33217Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33292
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html
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