UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6764

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6764
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6764.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6764
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Published
2018-02-07T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:51.118558Z
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
  • Ubuntu - low
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

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_name": "libvirt-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt0",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvirt0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-1ubuntu10.19"
        }
    ]
}