CVE-2020-12430
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CVE-2020-12430 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in qemuDomainGetStatsIOThread in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt 4.10.0 though 6.x before 6.1.0. A memory leak was found in the virDomainListGetStats libvirt API that is responsible for retrieving domain statistics when managing QEMU guests. EPSS estimates a 2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in qemuDomainGetStatsIOThread in qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt 4.10.0 though 6.x before 6.1.0. A memory leak was found in the virDomainListGetStats libvirt API that is responsible for retrieving domain statistics when managing QEMU guests. This flaw allows unprivileged users with a read-only connection to cause a memory leak in the domstats command, resulting in a potential denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Libvirt | >= 4.10.0, < 6.1.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1804548Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828190Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1804548Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1828190Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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