NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon package, versions <0:6.0.0-28.module+el8.3.0+7827+5e65edd7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-4795941
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jan 2020

Introduced: 14 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-10703  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon to version 0:6.0.0-28.module+el8.3.0+7827+5e65edd7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4676.

NVD Description

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

A NULL pointer dereference was found in the libvirt API responsible introduced in upstream version 3.10.0, and fixed in libvirt 6.0.0, for fetching a storage pool based on its target path. In more detail, this flaw affects storage pools created without a target path such as network-based pools like gluster and RBD. Unprivileged users with a read-only connection could abuse this flaw to crash the libvirt daemon, resulting in a potential denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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