CVE-2018-6764
libvirt: guest could inject executable code via libnss_dns.so loaded by libvirt_lxc before init
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.
util/virlog.c en libvirt no determina correctamente el nombre de host en el arranque del contenedor LXC, lo que permite que usuarios locales invitados del sistema operativo omitan un mecanismo de protección de contenedor planeado y ejecuten comandos arbitrarios mediante un módulo NSS manipulado.
Vivian Zhang and Christoph Anton Mitterer discovered that libvirt incorrectly disabled password authentication when the VNC password was set to an empty string. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Daniel P. Berrange discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled validating SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 17.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-02-06 CVE Reserved
- 2018-02-20 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-179: Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation
- CWE-346: Origin Validation Error
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-February/msg00239.html | 2019-10-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3576-1 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3113 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4137 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6764 | 2018-10-30 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1541444 | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" | - | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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