USN-1895-1: libvirt vulnerability
2 July 2013
libvirt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit
Details
It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain storage pool
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libvirt to
consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.