Ubuntu update for libvirt

Published: 2019-06-19

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-10132 CVE-2019-3886
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	libvirt (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU18596

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10132

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing SocketMode configuration parameter within the in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A local user can perform administrative tasks against virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

libvirt (Ubuntu package): 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.1 - 5.0.0-1

CPE2.3

External links

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4021-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU18847

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3886