USN-2026-1: libvirt vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.10

Packages

• libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly checked privileges when the
virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function was used. An attacker could
possibly use this flaw to gain write privileges, contrary to expected
behaviour.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10

• libvirt0 - 1.1.1-0ubuntu8.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2013-4401