Race Condition Affecting libvirt-client package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.87% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBVIRTCLIENT-1939850
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Dec 2013

Introduced: 31 Dec 2013

CVE-2014-1447  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libvirt-client.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt-client package and not the libvirt-client package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in the virNetServerClientStartKeepAlive function in libvirt before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by closing a connection before a keepalive response is sent.

CVSS Scores

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