CVE-2014-3657
The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a NULL value in the second parameter in the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a NULL value in the second parameter in the virConnectListAllDomains API command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.79% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- libvirt/libvirt
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fc22b2e74890873848b43fffae43025d22053669
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1352.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62303
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fc22b2e74890873848b43fffae43025d22053669
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1352.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62303
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0005.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.