SUSE-SU-2016:2053-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:2053-1

    Published: 11 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 one security issue: - CVE-2016-5008: Empty VNC password disables authentication. (bsc#987527) Additionally, the update includes the following non-security fixes: - Improve waiting for block job readines in virsh. (bsc#989755) - Parse negative values in augeas lenses. (bsc#975729) - Restart daemons in %posttrans after connection drivers have been processed. (bsc#854343, bsc#968483)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162053-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/854343, https://bugzilla.suse.com/968483, https://bugzilla.suse.com/975729, https://bugzilla.suse.com/987527, https://bugzilla.suse.com/989755, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5008

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.18.4-11.7

    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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