SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1

    Published: 3 Aug 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5008
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-5008

    Summary: Security update for libvirt

    Details: This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527) Bugs fixed: - bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling. - bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior. - Fixed 'make check' failures.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161944-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/952889, https://bugzilla.suse.com/970906, https://bugzilla.suse.com/987527, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5008

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.5-15.3

    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
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