CVE-2015-0236
It was discovered that the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc() and virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() functions did not sufficiently limit the usage of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag when fine-grained ACLs were enabled. A remote attacker able to establish a connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to obtain certain sensitive information from the domain XML file.
Find out more about CVE-2015-0236 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libvirt) | RHSA-2015:0323 | 2015-03-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 2.1 | libvirt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Will not fix |