USN-4047-2

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    USN-4047-2

    Published: 13 Jan 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libvirt vulnerability

    Details: USN-4047-1 fixed a vulnerability in libvirt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to check for arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary binaries. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4047-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10161

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.28+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.1.1-0ubuntu8
    1.1.1-0ubuntu9
    1.1.4-0ubuntu2
    1.1.4-0ubuntu3
    1.1.4-0ubuntu4
    1.1.4-0ubuntu5

    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