Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Release Affecting libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu package, versions <0:3.2.0-14.amzn2.7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
97.52% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBVIRTDAEMONDRIVERQEMU-1660837
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Jan 2018

Introduced: 4 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-5715  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-226  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-385  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu to version 0:3.2.0-14.amzn2.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-952.

NVD Description

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

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

References

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