CVE-2019-10132

libvirt: wrong permissions in systemd admin-sock due to missing SocketMode parameter

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability was found in libvirt >= 4.1.0 in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A missing SocketMode configuration parameter allows any user on the host to connect using virtlockd-admin-sock or virtlogd-admin-sock and perform administrative tasks against the virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.

Se encontró una vulnerabilidad en libvirt > = 4.1.0 en las unidades virtlockd-admin. Socket y virtlogd-admin. Socket systemd. Un parámetro de configuración de SocketMode que falta permite a cualquier usuario del servidor conectarse mediante virtlockd-admin-sock o virtlogd-admin-Sock y realizar tareas administrativas contra los demonios virtlockd y virtlogd.

A flaw was found in libvirt in version 4.1.0 and earlier. A missing SocketMode configuration parameter allows any user on the host to connect using virtlockd-admin-sock or virtlogd-admin-sock and perform administrative tasks against the virtlockd and virtlogd daemons. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Kernel-based Virtual Machine offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems. Issues addressed include wrong permissions in systemd admin-sock due to a missing SocketMode parameter.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-03-27 CVE Reserved
2019-05-22 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-31 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10132	2023-02-12

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1264	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1268	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1455	2023-02-12
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RANC4LWZQRVJGJHVWCU6R4CCXQMDD4L	2023-02-12
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CYMNKXAUBZCFBBPFH64FJPH5EJH4GSU2	2023-02-12
https://security.libvirt.org/2019/0003.html	2023-02-12
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4021-1	2023-02-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10132	2019-06-11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1706067	2019-06-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				<= 4.1.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version " <= 4.1.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				-		-		Affected