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Ubuntu: USN-3576-1 (CVE-2018-6764): libvirt vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3576-1 (CVE-2018-6764): libvirt vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/20/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/25/2018
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libvirt-bin
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libvirt0

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