Improper Input Validation Affecting libvirt package, versions [,1.1.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.08% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBVIRT-2317466
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed30 Sept 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-2230  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libvirt to version 1.1.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The qemu driver (qemu/qemu_driver.c) in libvirt before 1.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors involving "multiple events registration."

References

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