#VU62739 Improper locking in libvirt - CVE-2022-0897

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62739

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0897

CWE-ID: CWE-667

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 user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error within the nwfilterConnectNumOfNWFilters() function in nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c in libvirt. An local user can abuse the libvirt API virConnectNumOfNWFilters to crash the network filter management daemon (libvirtd/virtnwfilterd).

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libvirt: 3.3.0 - 8.1.0

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External links
https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt/-/commit/a4947e8f63c3e6b7b067b444f3d6cf674c0d7f36

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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.