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Libvirt CVE-2020-14339

HIGH
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime (CWE-772)
2020-12-03 secalert@redhat.com
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 03, 2020 - 17:15 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

A flaw was found in libvirt, where it leaked a file descriptor for /dev/mapper/control into the QEMU process. This file descriptor allows for privileged operations to happen against the device-mapper on the host. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to perform operations outside of their standard permissions, potentially causing serious damage to the host operating system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in libvirt, where it leaked a file descriptor for /dev/mapper/control into the QEMU process. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-772. A flaw was found in libvirt, where it leaked a file descriptor for /dev/mapper/control into the QEMU process. This file descriptor allows for privileged operations to happen against the device-mapper on the host. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to perform operations outside of their standard permissions, potentially causing serious damage to the host operating system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. Affected products include: Redhat Libvirt, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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