Description
libvirt version before 4.2.0-rc1 is vulnerable to a resource exhaustion as a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-5748 that affects QEMU monitor but now also triggered via QEMU guest agent.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3680-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1396
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4137
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbf31e1a4cd19d6f6e33e0937a009775cd7d9513
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1929
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550672
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00018.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0295
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
redhat/libvirt
< 4.1.0
Published
Mar 28, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026