CVE-2020-10703

libvirt: Potential denial of service via active pool without target path

Published Jun 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
A NULL pointer dereference was found in the libvirt API responsible introduced in upstream version 3.10.0, and fixed in libvirt 6.0.0, for fetching a storage pool based on its target path. In more detail, this flaw affects storage pools created without a target path such as network-based pools like gluster and RBD. Unprivileged users with a read-only connection could abuse this flaw to crash the libvirt daemon, resulting in a potential denial of service.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3778-1 libvirt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-3134 A NULL pointer dereference was found in the libvirt API responsible introduced in upstream version 3.10.0, and fixed in libvirt 6.0.0, for fetching a storage pool based on its target path. In more detail, this flaw affects storage pools created without a target path such as network-based pools like gluster and RBD. Unprivileged users with a read-only connection could abuse this flaw to crash the libvirt daemon, resulting in a potential denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4371-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
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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
Jun 2, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 14, 2020, 12:00 AM