Covert Storage Channel Affecting ovirt-guest-agent package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.51% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-OVIRTGUESTAGENT-9839851
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2018

Introduced: 1 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-12126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-515  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 ovirt-guest-agent.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ovirt-guest-agent package and not the ovirt-guest-agent package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Microarchitectural Store Buffer Data Sampling (MSBDS): Store buffers on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf

References