Vulnerability identifier: #VU11450

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1064

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libvirt
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: libvirt.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the qemu_agent.c source code file due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-5748 that affects the QEMU monitor. A local attacker can consume excessive amounts of memory resources and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.2.0-rc1.

Vulnerable software versions

libvirt: 3.7.0 - 4.1.0

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External links
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=fbf31e1a4cd19d6f6e33e0937a009775cd7d9513

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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.