Improper Privilege Management Affecting virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-filters package, versions <0:1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-VIRT-5654623
  • 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/nbdkit-basic-filters to version 0:1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 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/nbdkit-basic-filters package and not the virt:rhel/nbdkit-basic-filters 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 Base Scores

version 3.1