Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libvirt security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2013:0199 | First vendor Publication | 2013-01-28 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2013-01-28 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| Problem Description: Updated libvirt packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 3. Description: The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. A flaw was found in the way libvirtd handled connection cleanup (when a connection was being closed) under certain error conditions. A remote attacker able to establish a read-only connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to crash libvirtd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. (CVE-2013-0170) This issue was discovered by Tingting Zheng of Red Hat. All users of libvirt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated packages, libvirtd will be restarted automatically. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 893450 - CVE-2013-0170 libvirt: use-after-free in virNetMessageFree() |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0199.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18188 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18188 | ||
| Title: | USN-1708-1 -- libvirt vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | libvirt could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1708-1 CVE-2012-4423 CVE-2013-0170 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20985 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20985 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2013:0199: libvirt security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in rpc/virnetserverclient.c in libvirt 1.0.x before 1.0.2, 0.10.2 before 0.10.2.3, 0.9.11 before 0.9.11.9, and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering certain errors during an RPC connection, which causes a message to be freed without being removed from the message queue. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2013:0199-01 CESA-2013:0199 CVE-2013-0170 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CentOS Linux 6 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23681 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23681 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2013:0199: libvirt security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in rpc/virnetserverclient.c in libvirt 1.0.x before 1.0.2, 0.10.2 before 0.10.2.3, 0.9.11 before 0.9.11.9, and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering certain errors during an RPC connection, which causes a message to be freed without being removed from the message queue. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013:0199-01 CVE-2013-0170 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25946 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25946 | ||
| Title: | SUSE-SU-2013:0320-1 -- Security update for libvirt | ||
| Description: | libvirt was updated to fix the following security issue: * A flaw was found in the way message freeing on connection cleanup was handled under certain error conditions. A remote user able to issue commands to libvirt daemon could use this flaw to crash libvirtd or, potentially, escalate their privilages to that of libvirtd process. (CVE-2013-0170) Also following bug has been fixed: * Add managedSave functions to legacy xen driver bnc#782311 Security Issue reference: * CVE-2013-0170 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0170 > | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | SUSE-SU-2013:0320-1 CVE-2013-0170 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27095 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27095 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2013-0199 -- libvirt security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [libvirt-0.9.10-21.0.1.el6_3.8] - Replace docs/et.png in tarball with blank image [0.9.10-21.el6_3.8] - rpc: Fix crash on error paths of message dispatching (CVE-2013-0170) | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2013-0199 CVE-2013-0170 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2013-108.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-26 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201309-18.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-0199.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2013-0199.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-02-21 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_libvirt-130205.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-02-08 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-1626.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-02-08 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-1642.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-02-06 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2013-1644.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-30 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-1708-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-29 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2013-0199.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-29 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20130128_libvirt_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:56:42 |
|
| 2013-02-11 21:21:29 |
|
| 2013-02-09 00:24:28 |
|
| 2013-01-28 21:17:35 |
|
