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libvirt: several API calls do not honour read-only connection

🗓️ 28 Mar 2011 16:46:00Reported by RedHatType 
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Libvirt API ignores read-only mode, enabling denial of service or remote code execution via six API calls.

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ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 8 package libvirt version 0.9.0-alt1
6 Apr 201100:00
–altlinux
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : libvirt (CESA-2011:0391)
29 Apr 201100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-2194-1 : libvirt - insufficient checks
21 Mar 201100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 9 : libvirt-0.5.1-2.fc9 (2008-11433)
21 Dec 200800:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux6i686libvirt0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6ppc64libvirt0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6s390xlibvirt0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6x86_64libvirt0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386libvirt0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3libvirt-0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64libvirt0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3libvirt-0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64libvirt0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3libvirt-0:0.8.2-15.el5_6.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6i686libvirt-client0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-client-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6ppclibvirt-client0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-client-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6ppc64libvirt-client0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5libvirt-client-0:0.8.1-27.el6_0.5.ppc64.rpm
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CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.01556
libvirtread only modedenial of serviceremote code executionnode device detachnode device reattachdomain revertsnapshot deletexml to native
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