CVE-2019-10132

Description

A vulnerability was found in libvirt >= 4.1.0 in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A missing SocketMode configuration parameter allows any user on the host to connect using virtlockd-admin-sock or virtlogd-admin-sock and perform administrative tasks against the virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.

Categories

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.28% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory libvirt.org
Affected: libvirt libvirt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.libvirt.org/2019/0003.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10132 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1264 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1268 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RANC4LWZQRVJGJHVWCU6R4CCXQMDD4L/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1455 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4021-1/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CYMNKXAUBZCFBBPFH64FJPH5EJH4GSU2/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10132?
CVE-2019-10132 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10132?
To fix CVE-2019-10132, 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-2019-10132 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-10132 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-10132?
CVE-2019-10132 affects libvirt libvirt.
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