CVE-2014-3657

Description

The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a NULL value in the second parameter in the virConnectListAllDomains API command.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.50% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory libvirt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62303 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1352.html vendor advisory
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fc22b2e74890873848b43fffae43025d22053669
http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60291 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3657?
CVE-2014-3657 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3657?
To fix CVE-2014-3657, 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-2014-3657 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-3657 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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