Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Martin Kletzander discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled reading memory tunables from LXC guests. A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6436)
Dario Faggioli discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the libxl driver. A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6457)
It was discovered that libvirt contained multiple race conditions in block device handling. A remote read-only user could use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-6458)
Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain ACLs. An attacker could use this flaw to possibly obtain certain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0028)
Jiri Denemark discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled keepalives. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1447)
Affected
libvirt on Ubuntu 13.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2013-6436, CVE-2013-6457, CVE-2013-6458, CVE-2014-0028, CVE-2014-1447 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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