1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6763-1

USN-6763-1: libvirt vulnerability

Publication date

7 May 2024

Overview

libvirt could allow unintended access to the virtproxyd service.

Releases

Packages

  • libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

Martin Širokov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access
virtproxyd without authorization.

Martin Širokov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to access
virtproxyd without authorization.

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:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble libvirt-daemon –  10.0.0-2ubuntu8.2
libvirt-daemon-system –  10.0.0-2ubuntu8.2
libvirt0 –  10.0.0-2ubuntu8.2

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