USN-6126-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

Publication date

31 May 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.


Packages

  • libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the nwfilter driver. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-0897)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled queries for the SR-IOV
PCI device capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libvirt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-2700)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the nwfilter driver. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-0897)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled queries for the SR-IOV
PCI device capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libvirt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-2700)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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