CVE-2018-6764

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    CVE-2018-6764

    Published: 23 Feb 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3576-1, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3113, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4137, https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-February/msg00239.html

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 5f6025945bf0f98debcd4ad8cf064e9cadca1cc9
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.0

    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