usn-4047-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-01-13 14:12
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
libvirt vulnerability
Details

USN-4047-1 fixed a vulnerability in libvirt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to check for arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary binaries. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-4047-1 fixed a vulnerability in libvirt. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Matthias Gerstner and J\u00e1n Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled\n certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to check for\n arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary binaries. In the default\n installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile.\n",
  "id": "USN-4047-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:37Z",
  "published": "2020-01-13T14:12:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4047-2"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10161"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libvirt vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10161"
  ]
}



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