7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
24.0%
Issue Overview:
util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.(CVE-2018-6764)
Affected Packages:
libvirt
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libvirt to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libvirt-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-docs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-client-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-libs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-admin-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-devel-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-nss-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.aarch64
i686:
libvirt-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-docs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-client-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-libs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-admin-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-devel-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-nss-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.i686
src:
libvirt-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.src
x86_64:
libvirt-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-docs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-kvm-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-client-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-libs-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-admin-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-devel-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-lock-sanlock-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-nss-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-10.amzn2.3.1.x86_64
Red Hat: CVE-2018-6764
Mitre: CVE-2018-6764
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
24.0%