Ubuntu alert USN-4371-1 (libvirt)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-4371-1] libvirt vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Thu, 21 May 2020 14:39:02 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <f2761ead-59a8-6b38-5dd5-6d31d0a4ae48@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4371-1 May 21, 2020 libvirt vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libvirt. Software Description: - libvirt: Libvirt virtualization toolkit Details: It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled an active pool without a target path. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-10703) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled memory when retrieving certain domain statistics. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-12430) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: libvirt-clients 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4 libvirt-daemon 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4 libvirt0 5.4.0-0ubuntu5.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libvirt-clients 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17 libvirt-daemon 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17 libvirt0 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.17 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4371-1 CVE-2020-10703, CVE-2020-12430 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/5.4.0-0ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubunt... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...