CVE-2014-8136

Description

The (1) qemuDomainMigratePerform and (2) qemuDomainMigrateFinish2 functions in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt do not unlock the domain when an ACL check fails, which allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2bdcd29c713dfedd813c89f56ae98f6f3898313d
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00003.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61111 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0002.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:023 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8136?
CVE-2014-8136 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8136?
To fix CVE-2014-8136, 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-2014-8136 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8136 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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