Resource Exhaustion Affecting libvirt-daemon-driver-network package, versions <0:3.9.0-14.amzn2.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.86% (87th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBVIRTDAEMONDRIVERNETWORK-1664991
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed28 Mar 2018

Introduced: 28 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1064  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libvirt-daemon-driver-network to version 0:3.9.0-14.amzn2.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1049.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt-daemon-driver-network package and not the libvirt-daemon-driver-network package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

libvirt version before 4.2.0-rc1 is vulnerable to a resource exhaustion as a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-5748 that affects QEMU monitor but now also triggered via QEMU guest agent.