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High USN-4047-2 1 CVE

libvirt vulnerability

Published Jan 13, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-4047-1 fixed a vulnerability in libvirt. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled
certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to check for
arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary binaries. In the default
installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS libvirt 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.28+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10161