CVE-2020-14339
HIGHRedhat Libvirt < 6.7.0 - Resource Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
A flaw was found in libvirt, where it leaked a file descriptor for `/dev/mapper/control` into the QEMU process. This file descriptor allows for privileged operations to happen against the device-mapper on the host. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to perform operations outside of their standard permissions, potentially causing serious damage to the host operating system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
redhat/libvirt
< 6.7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
Timeline
Published
Dec 03, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026