Description
A vulnerability was found in libvirt >= 4.1.0 in the virtlockd-admin.socket and virtlogd-admin.socket systemd units. A missing SocketMode configuration parameter allows any user on the host to connect using virtlockd-admin-sock or virtlogd-admin-sock and perform administrative tasks against the virtlockd and virtlogd daemons.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvirt | libvirt | affects >= 4.1.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvirt | 5.0.0-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvirt | 5.0.0-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvirt | 5.0.0-3 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | SLOF | 20171214-5.gitfa98132.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | hivex +4 | 1.3.15-6.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libguestfs-winsupport | 8.0-2.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libiscsi +2 | 1.18.0-6.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libssh2 | 1.8.0-7.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65.1 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libvirt +27 | 4.5.0-23.2.module+el8.0.0+3213+f56c86d8 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct | 5.0.0-7.1.module+el8.0.0+3273+6bc1ee54 | RHSA-2019:1455 |
| RHEL 8 | libvirt-dbus | 1.2.0-2.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | libvirt-python +1 | 4.5.0-1.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | nbdkit +9 | 1.4.2-4.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | netcf +2 | 0.2.8-10.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | perl-Sys-Virt | 4.5.0-4.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | qemu-img +9 | 15:2.12.0-64.module+el8.0.0+3180+d6a3561d.2 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | seabios +2 | 1.11.1-3.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | sgabios +1 | 1:0.20170427git-2.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | supermin +1 | 5.1.19-8.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 8 | virt-dib +24 | 1:1.38.4-10.module+el8.0.0+3075+09be6b65 | RHSA-2019:1455, RHSA-2019:1268 |
| RHEL 7 | libvirt +30 | 4.5.0-10.el7_6.10 | RHSA-2019:1264 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | libvirt | 5.1.0-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1490-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libvirt | 7.7.0-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11008-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libvirt +30 | 4.5.0-10.amzn2.12.1 | ALAS2-2019-1274 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | libvirt +27 | 4.5.0-23.2.0.1.module+el8.0.0+5225+ce2eb65e | ELSA-2019-1268 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libvirt +30 | 4.5.0-10.0.1.el7_6.10 | ELSA-2019-4688, ELSA-2019-4687, ELSA-2019-1264 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libvirt-daemon-qemu | 5.0.0-4.el7 | ELSA-2019-4688, ELSA-2019-4687 |
Advisories 11
- RHSA-2019:1455 Red Hat Security Advisory: Advanced Virtualization security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2019:1268 Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2019:1264 Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11008-1 libvirt-7.7.0-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:1490-1 Security update for libvirt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1691 libvirt: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 9, 2023
- ALAS2-2019-1274 Important: libvirt security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 27, 2019
- ELSA-2019-1268 Important: virt:ol security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 30, 2019
- ELSA-2019-4687 Important: libvirt security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 17, 2019
- ELSA-2019-4688 Important: libvirt security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 17, 2019
- ELSA-2019-1264 Important: libvirt security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 23, 2019
References
- https://security.libvirt.org/2019/0003.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10132
- RHSA-2019:1264 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:1268 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-5f105dd2b6 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:1455 vendor-advisory
- USN-4021-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-9210998aaa vendor-advisory