CVE-2014-8135: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Fri Dec 19 2014(Updated: )

The storageVolUpload function in storage/storage_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not check a certain return value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted offset value in a "virsh vol-upload" command.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

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