REDHAT-BUG-1245647: Medium severity libvirt libvirt vulnerability

Published Jul 22, 2015
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Updated

It was reported that the libvirt daemon using RBD leaks ceph key/id in the process list:

As a non-privileged user you can run ps -ef | grep libvirt and see the below output. In this you can see libvirt using the ceph key as part of the command to run the VM. In particular this section

~~~ -drive file=rbd:mgmt/os-network:id=libvirt:key=AQA/H4dUwLYnORAAhWv2E+67eN72ue3rrl2klg==:authsupported=cephx none,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=raw,cache=writeback ~~~

With the 'id' and 'key' values, any user can perform any operations on the cluster which that key provides. Typically, that would be the ability to create/delete RBDs within the cinder pool.

Full output: ~~~ qemu 13924 1 33 Dec10 ? 2-23:31:12 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -S -M rhel6.1.0 -enable-kvm -m 8000 -smp 8,sockets=8,cores=1,threads=1 -name os-network -uuid f0ede7e8-c15a-4813-900e-971988d494c1 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/os-network.monitor,server,nowait -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=rbd:mgmt/os-network:id=libvirt:key=AQA/H4dUwLYnORAAhWv2E+67eN72ue3rrl2klg==:authsupported=cephx none,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=raw,cache=writeback -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x9,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -netdev tap,fd=21,id=hostnet0,vhost=on,vhostfd=27 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:64:92:b6,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -netdev tap,fd=28,id=hostnet1,vhost=on,vhostfd=29 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet1,id=net1,mac=52:54:00:f7:50:e2,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -netdev tap,fd=30,id=hostnet2,vhost=on,vhostfd=31 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet2,id=net2,mac=52:54:00:14:3b:33,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5 -netdev tap,fd=32,id=hostnet3,vhost=on,vhostfd=33 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet3,id=net3,mac=52:54:00:fd:86:aa,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device isa-serial,chardev=charserial0,id=serial0 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 127.0.0.1:5 -vga cirrus -device intel-hda,id=sound0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x8 -device hda-duplex,id=sound0-codec0,bus=sound0.0,cad=0 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 ~~~

Affected Software

1 affected component
libvirt libvirt

Event History

Jul 22, 2015
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-1245647?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1245647 is considered moderate due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.

2

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-1245647?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-1245647, it is recommended to upgrade to a patched version of libvirt that addresses this vulnerability.

3

Who is affected by REDHAT-BUG-1245647?

Users running libvirt with RADOS Block Device (RBD) support are affected by REDHAT-BUG-1245647.

4

What information is leaked in REDHAT-BUG-1245647?

REDHAT-BUG-1245647 leaks the Ceph key/id in the process list, which can be accessed by non-privileged users.

5

Is there any workaround for REDHAT-BUG-1245647?

As a temporary workaround for REDHAT-BUG-1245647, users can limit access to the process listings on their systems.

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