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usn-2404-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-11-11 16:32
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
libvirt vulnerabilities
Details

Pavel Hrdina discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled locking when processing the virConnectListAllDomains command. An attacker could use this issue to cause libvirtd to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3657)

Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions when processing the qemuDomainFormatXML command. An attacker with read-only privileges could possibly use this to gain access to certain information from the domain xml file. (CVE-2014-7823)

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              "id": "CVE-2014-3657",
              "severity": [
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                }
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                }
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          ],
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        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.7"
          },
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      },
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        }
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        "1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Pavel Hrdina discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled locking when\nprocessing the virConnectListAllDomains command. An attacker could use this\nissue to cause libvirtd to hang, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2014-3657)\n\nEric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions when\nprocessing the qemuDomainFormatXML command. An attacker with read-only\nprivileges could possibly use this to gain access to certain information\nfrom the domain xml file. (CVE-2014-7823)\n",
  "id": "USN-2404-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2014-11-11T16:32:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2404-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3657"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libvirt vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3657",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7823"
  ]
}



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