libvirt: swtpm privilege escalation via symlink following

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: libvirt (UTSA-2026-106768)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-106768 advisory. A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622

CVE-2026-63622 : Affected software is libvirt. The flaw is a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles() function that allows a local attacker running as the confined swtpm user to plant a symbolic link in the swtpm state directory, tricking the root‑level libvirt daemon into chang...

EUVD-2026-55823

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622 Libvirt: swtpm privilege escalation via symlink following

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

CVE-2026-63622

A flaw was found in libvirt. A local attacker, specifically a process running as the confined swtpm user, could exploit a symlink-following vulnerability in the virFileChownFiles function. By planting a symbolic link within the swtpm state directory, the attacker could trick the root-level libvir...

PT-2026-69971

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libvirt affected versions not specified Description A symlink-following flaw exists in the virFileChownFiles function. A local attacker operating as the confined swtpm user can place a symbolic link in the swtpm state directory to trick the...