What is the severity of CVE-2015-5313?

CVE-2015-5313 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5313?

To fix CVE-2015-5313, update to the latest version of Red Hat Libvirt that contains the security patch.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-5313?

CVE-2015-5313 is a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthorized file access.

Who is affected by CVE-2015-5313?

CVE-2015-5313 affects local users with specific ACL permissions in Red Hat Libvirt.

What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2015-5313?

Exploiting CVE-2015-5313 can allow attackers to write to arbitrary files on the system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-5313

low

2.5

CWE

11/4/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-5313: Path Traversal

First published: Mon Apr 11 2016(Updated: )

Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Red Hat Libvirt

Remedy

http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0004.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5313?
To fix CVE-2015-5313, update to the latest version of Red Hat Libvirt that contains the security patch.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 is a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthorized file access.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 affects local users with specific ACL permissions in Red Hat Libvirt.
What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2015-5313?
Exploiting CVE-2015-5313 can allow attackers to write to arbitrary files on the system.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5313?
To fix CVE-2015-5313, update to the latest version of Red Hat Libvirt that contains the security patch.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 is a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthorized file access.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-5313?
CVE-2015-5313 affects local users with specific ACL permissions in Red Hat Libvirt.
What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2015-5313?
Exploiting CVE-2015-5313 can allow attackers to write to arbitrary files on the system.