Improper Access Control Affecting virt:rhel/lua-guestfs package, versions <1:1.38.4-10.1.module+el8.0.0.z+3418+a72cf898


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-3422175
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jun 2019

Introduced: 20 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-10161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/lua-guestfs to version 1:1.38.4-10.1.module+el8.0.0.z+3418+a72cf898 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1580.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/lua-guestfs package and not the virt:rhel/lua-guestfs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API, specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.

CVSS Scores

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