CVE-2015-5247

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    CVE-2015-5247

    Published: 14 Apr 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_squash NFS pool.

    References: http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0003.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High