CVE-2015-5313

libvirt: filesystem storage volume names path traversal flaw

Published Apr 11, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 2.5 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5284 Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2867-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00077}

epss

{'score': 0.00057}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:41 AM
Reserved
Jul 1, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2016, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 11, 2015, 12:00 AM