MGASA-2013-0166

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    MGASA-2013-0166

    Published: 6 Jun 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-1962

    Summary: Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was found that libvirtd leaked file descriptors when listing all volumes for a particular pool. A remote attacker able to establish a read-only connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to cause libvirtd to consume all available file descriptors, preventing other users from using libvirtd services (such as starting a new guest) until libvirtd is restarted (CVE-2013-1962).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0166.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0831.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10345

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libvirt?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.2-8.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    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