CVE-2020-10701

libvirt: guest agent timeout can be set under read-only mode leading to DoS

Published May 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A missing authorization flaw was found in the libvirt API responsible for changing the QEMU agent response timeout. This flaw allows read-only connections to adjust the time that libvirt waits for the QEMU guest agent to respond to agent commands. Depending on the timeout value that is set, this flaw can make guest agent commands fail because the agent cannot respond in time. Unprivileged users with a read-only connection could abuse this flaw to set the response timeout for all guest agent messages to zero, potentially leading to a denial of service. This flaw affects libvirt versions before 6.2.0.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-3132 A missing authorization flaw was found in the libvirt API responsible for changing the QEMU agent response timeout. This flaw allows read-only connections to adjust the time that libvirt waits for the QEMU guest agent to respond to agent commands. Depending on the timeout value that is set, this flaw can make guest agent commands fail because the agent cannot respond in time. Unprivileged users with a read-only connection could abuse this flaw to set the response timeout for all guest agent messages to zero, potentially leading to a denial of service. This flaw affects libvirt versions before 6.2.0.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:06 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 27, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 20, 2020, 12:00 AM