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title: "CVE-2019-10161\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-10161

Publication date 20 June 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10161?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would
permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API,
specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions
of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket
could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of
service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libvirt | 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 5.4.0-0ubuntu3 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 5.4.0-0ubuntu3 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 5.4.0-0ubuntu3 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 5.4.0-0ubuntu3 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 5.0.0-1ubuntu2.4 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.8 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.12 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.27 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.28+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10161?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libvirt | * Upstream:   <https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580> * Upstream:   <http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=6aa0c85be9f840a32fcec282185b5ed2513a3aa5> * Upstream:   <http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=a27659643b8ae9b26b52fc857cdc5b301184e26e> * Upstream:   <http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=1f8129c5db3952a57900b8cd1d94e629068e6aa5> * Upstream:   <http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=980109c41c8bb55fd105809f2e063667721feaea> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10161)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10161)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-10161)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-10161)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4047-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4047-1)
+ libvirt vulnerabilities
+ 8 July 2019

+ [USN-4047-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4047-2)
+ libvirt update vulnerability
+ 13 January 2020

### Other references

* <https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019-1578.html>
* <https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities>
* <https://security.libvirt.org/2019/0004.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10161>