CVE-2015-5247: Medium severity red hat libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct vulnerability

Published Apr 14, 2016
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Updated

The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a rootsquash NFS pool.

Affected Software

10 affected components
redhat libvirt=1.2.14
redhat libvirt=1.2.15
redhat libvirt=1.2.16
redhat libvirt=1.2.17
redhat libvirt=1.2.18
redhat libvirt=1.2.19
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.10

Event History

Apr 14, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5247?

CVE-2015-5247 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How does CVE-2015-5247 affect systems?

CVE-2015-5247 allows remote authenticated users to crash the libvirtd service.

3

Which versions of libvirt are affected by CVE-2015-5247?

CVE-2015-5247 affects libvirt versions 1.2.14 through 1.2.19.

4

How do I fix CVE-2015-5247?

To fix CVE-2015-5247, upgrade libvirt to a version after 1.2.19.

5

Can CVE-2015-5247 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2015-5247 can be exploited by remote authenticated users.

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