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GLSA 202210-06 : libvirt: Multiple Vulnerabilities


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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202210-06
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: libvirt: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 16, 2022
Bugs: #746119, #799713, #812317, #836128
ID: 202210-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt, the worst of
which could result in denial of service.

Background
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libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/libvirt < 8.2.0 >= 8.2.0
2 dev-python/libvirt-python < 8.2.0 >= 8.2.0

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/libvirt-8.2.0"

All libvirt-python users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">?v-python/libvirt-python-8.2.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14339
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14339
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-25637
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25637
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-3631
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3631
[ 4 ] CVE-2021-3667
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3667
[ 5 ] CVE-2022-0897
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0897

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-06

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5