DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6764

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6764
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6764.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6764
Upstream
Published
2018-02-23T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:21Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libvirt

Package

Name
libvirt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libvirt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}