Improper Privilege Management Affecting virt:rhel/libiscsi-devel package, versions <0:1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-VIRT-5654593
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed3 Mar 2021

Introduced: 3 Mar 2021

CVE-2020-35517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 virt:rhel/libiscsi-devel to version 0:1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:0711.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/libiscsi-devel package and not the virt:rhel/libiscsi-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in qemu. A host privilege escalation issue was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon where a privileged guest user is able to create a device special file in the shared directory and use it to r/w access host devices.

CVSS Scores

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