MGASA-2019-0390 - Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 15 Dec 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0390.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2019-3886,
     CVE-2019-10132,
     CVE-2019-10161,
     CVE-2019-10166,
     CVE-2019-10167,
     CVE-2019-10168

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerabilities:

An information leak which allowed to retrieve the guest hostname
under readonly mode (CVE-2019-3886).

Wrong permissions in systemd admin-sock due to missing SocketMode
parameter (CVE-2019-10132).

Arbitrary file read/exec via virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc API
(CVE-2019-10161).

virDomainManagedSaveDefineXML API exposed to readonly clients
(CVE-2019-10166).

Arbitrary command execution via virConnectGetDomainCapabilities API
(CVE-2019-10167).

Arbitrary command execution via virConnectBaselineHypervisorCPU and
virConnectCompareHypervisorCPU APIs (CVE-2019-10168).

Also, this update contains the libvirt adjustments, that pass through
the new 'md-clear' CPU flag, to help address Intel CPU speculative
execution flaws.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24757
- - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1264
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1579
- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3886
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10132
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10161
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10166
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10167
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10168

SRPMS:
- 7/core/libvirt-5.5.0-1.mga7
- 7/core/python-libvirt-5.5.0-1.mga7

Mageia 2019-0390: libvirt security update

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerabilities: An information leak which allowed to retrieve the guest hostname under readonly mode (CVE-2019-3886)

Summary

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerabilities:
An information leak which allowed to retrieve the guest hostname under readonly mode (CVE-2019-3886).
Wrong permissions in systemd admin-sock due to missing SocketMode parameter (CVE-2019-10132).
Arbitrary file read/exec via virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc API (CVE-2019-10161).
virDomainManagedSaveDefineXML API exposed to readonly clients (CVE-2019-10166).
Arbitrary command execution via virConnectGetDomainCapabilities API (CVE-2019-10167).
Arbitrary command execution via virConnectBaselineHypervisorCPU and virConnectCompareHypervisorCPU APIs (CVE-2019-10168).
Also, this update contains the libvirt adjustments, that pass through the new 'md-clear' CPU flag, to help address Intel CPU speculative execution flaws.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24757

- - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1264

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1579

- - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3886

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10132

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10161

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10166

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10167

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10168

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0390 - Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/libvirt-5.5.0-1.mga7

- 7/core/python-libvirt-5.5.0-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 15 Dec 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0390.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-3886, CVE-2019-10132, CVE-2019-10161, CVE-2019-10166, CVE-2019-10167, CVE-2019-10168

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