USN-6734-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 April 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.


Packages

  • libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

Alexander Kuznetsov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API
calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1441)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC library API
calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2494)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled detaching certain host
interfaces. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2496)

Alexander Kuznetsov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API
calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1441)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC library API
calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2494)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled detaching certain host
interfaces. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2496)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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


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