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CVE-2014-8136

libvirt: local denial of service in qemu/qemu_driver.c

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The (1) qemuDomainMigratePerform and (2) qemuDomainMigrateFinish2 functions in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt do not unlock the domain when an ACL check fails, which allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Las funciones (1) qemuDomainMigratePerform y (2) qemuDomainMigrateFinish2 en qemu/qemu_driver.c en libvirt no desbloquea el dominio cuando una comprobación de ACL falla, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio a través de vectores sin especificar.

It was found that QEMU's qemuDomainMigratePerform() and qemuDomainMigrateFinish2() functions did not correctly perform a domain unlock on a failed ACL check. A remote attacker able to establish a connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to lock a domain of a more privileged user, causing a denial of service.

The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. It was found that QEMU's qemuDomainMigratePerform() and qemuDomainMigrateFinish2() functions did not correctly perform a domain unlock on a failed ACL check. A remote attacker able to establish a connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to lock a domain of a more privileged user, causing a denial of service. 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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-10-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-12-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mageia
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Mageia
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4.0
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Redhat
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Libvirt
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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15.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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15.10
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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13.1
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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13.2
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Desktop
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux Hpc Node
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7.0
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Enterprise Linux Server
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7.0
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