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CVE-2011-2178

Publication date 10 June 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libvirt 11.04 natty
Fixed 0.8.8-1ubuntu6.2
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

0.8.8 through 0.9.1 are affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libvirt

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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