CVE-2014-8131

Description

The qemu implementation of virConnectGetAllDomainStats in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not properly handle locks when a domain is skipped due to ACL restrictions, which allows a remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or segmentation fault and crash) via a request to access the users does not have privileges to access.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory libvirt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0008.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8131?
CVE-2014-8131 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8131?
To fix CVE-2014-8131, 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-2014-8131 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8131 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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