CVE-2013-1766

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2013-02-25
Bugzilla:
915718: CVE-2013-1766 libvirt: kvm-group writable storage

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

libvirt 1.0.2 and earlier sets the group owner to kvm for device files, which allows local users to write to these files via unspecified vectors.

Find out more about CVE-2013-1766 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable.

This issue did not affect the versions of the libvirt package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 3.5
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libvirt Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libvirt Not affected

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