CVE-2011-1486

Description

libvirtd in libvirt before 0.9.0 does not use thread-safe error reporting, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing multiple threads to report errors at the same time.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100134583
http://secunia.com/advisories/44459 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0479.html vendor advisory
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f44bfb7fb978c9313ce050a1c4149bf04aa0a670
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025477 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47148 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1152-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0478.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=693391 patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2011-March/msg01087.html patch mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2280 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1486?
CVE-2011-1486 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1486?
To fix CVE-2011-1486, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1486 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1486 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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