USN-6734-1

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    USN-6734-1

    Published: 15 Apr 2024Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libvirt vulnerabilities

    Details: Alexander Kuznetsov discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-1441) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain RPC library API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2494) It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled detaching certain host interfaces. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-2496)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6734-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1441, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2494, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-2496

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.0.0-0ubuntu8.19

    Affected versions

    5.4.0-0ubuntu5

    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
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