UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6764

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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libvirt

Package

Name: libvirt
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvirt@1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.16-2ubuntu11

1.2.16-2ubuntu12

1.2.16-2ubuntu13

1.2.16-2ubuntu14

1.2.21-2ubuntu1

1.2.21-2ubuntu3

1.2.21-2ubuntu4

1.2.21-2ubuntu5

1.2.21-2ubuntu7

1.2.21-2ubuntu8

1.2.21-2ubuntu9

1.2.21-2ubuntu10

1.3.1-1ubuntu1

1.3.1-1ubuntu2

1.3.1-1ubuntu3

1.3.1-1ubuntu4

1.3.1-1ubuntu6

1.3.1-1ubuntu9

1.3.1-1ubuntu10

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.1

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.2

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.3

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.5

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.6

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.7

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.8

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.10

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.11

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.12

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.13

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.14

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.15

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.17

1.3.1-1ubuntu10.18

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19",
            "binary_name": "libvirt0"
        }
    ]
}