Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8 update for the virt:av and virt-devel:av modules



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-0485
CWE-ID CWE-388
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU61494

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0485

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to error handling mechanism within the nbdcopy tool when performing multi-threaded copies using asynchronous nbd calls. This could result in the silent creation of a corrupted destination image.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization: 8

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2181


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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