Improper Privilege Management Affecting virt-devel:rhel/python3-libnbd package, versions <0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRTDEVEL-3984504
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jan 2021

Introduced: 21 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-35517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt-devel:rhel/python3-libnbd to version 0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:0711.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt-devel:rhel/python3-libnbd package and not the virt-devel:rhel/python3-libnbd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in qemu. A host privilege escalation issue was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon where a privileged guest user is able to create a device special file in the shared directory and use it to r/w access host devices.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1