CVE-2010-2237
published 2010-08-19CVE-2010-2237: Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS…
PriorityP419medium4.4CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuSCCINAN
EPSS
0.32%
23.7th percentile
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | libvirt | < libvirt 0.8.3-1 (bookworm) | libvirt 0.8.3-1 (bookworm) |
| libvirt | libvirt | — | — |
| libvirt | libvirt | — | — |
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| redhat | libvirt | >= 0 < 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
| redhat | libvirt | >= 0 < 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
| redhat | libvirt | >= 0 < 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
| redhat | libvirt | >= 0 < 0.8.3-1 | 0.8.3-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
osv4.4MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.4MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.4MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu4.4MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-prh8-gm5f-24xq: Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] GHSA-prh8-gm5f-24xq: Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
OSV
CVE-2010-2237: Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0
osv·2010-08-19·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2010-2237: Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
Ubuntu
libvirt regression
vendor_ubuntu·2010-11-08·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2238 [MEDIUM] libvirt regression
Title: libvirt regression
Summary: This update restores 'host_device' support for domain XML on Ubuntu 10.04
LTS.
USN-1008-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libvirt. The upstream fixes for
CVE-2010-2238 changed the behavior of libvirt such that the domain
XML could not specify 'host_device' as the qemu sub-type. While libvirt
0.8.3 and later will longer support specifying this sub-type, this
update restores the old behavior on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libvirt would probe disk backing stores without
consulting the defined format for the disk. A privileged attacker in the
guest could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the host. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. By default, guests are confined by an
App
Ubuntu
libvirt update
vendor_ubuntu·2010-10-23·CVSS 4.4
[MEDIUM] libvirt update
Title: libvirt update
Summary: This update reenables recent bug fixes.
USN-1008-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libvirt. The update for Ubuntu 10.04
LTS reverted a recent bug fix update. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libvirt would probe disk backing stores without
consulting the defined format for the disk. A privileged attacker in the
guest could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the host. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. By default, guests are confined by an
AppArmor profile which provided partial protection against this flaw.
(CVE-2010-2237, CVE-2010-2238)
It was discovered that libvirt would create new VMs without setting a
backing store format. A privileged attacker in the guest cou
Ubuntu
libvirt vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2010-10-21·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] libvirt vulnerabilities
Title: libvirt vulnerabilities
Summary: Guest VMs could be made to circumvent security protections to access
resources on the host.
It was discovered that libvirt would probe disk backing stores without
consulting the defined format for the disk. A privileged attacker in the
guest could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the host. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. By default, guests are confined by an
AppArmor profile which provided partial protection against this flaw.
(CVE-2010-2237, CVE-2010-2238)
It was discovered that libvirt would create new VMs without setting a
backing store format. A privileged attacker in the guest could exploit this
to read arbitrary files on the host. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 8.04
LTS. In Ubuntu 9.10 and later guests are confined by an
Ubuntu
Virtinst update
vendor_ubuntu·2010-10-21·CVSS 4.4
[MEDIUM] Virtinst update
Title: Virtinst update
Summary: Updated virtinst for use with the new libvirt.
Libvirt in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS now no longer probes qemu disks for the image
format and defaults to 'raw' when the format is not specified in the XML.
This change in behavior breaks virt-install --import because virtinst in
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS did not allow for specifying a disk format and does not
specify a format in the XML. This update adds the 'format=' option when
specifying a disk. For example, to import an existing VM which uses a qcow2
disk format, use somthing like the following:
virt-install --connect=qemu:///session --name test-import --ram=256 \
--disk path=,format=qcow2 --import
For more information, see man 1 virt-install.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libvirt would probe disk b
Red Hat
libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
vendor_redhat·2010-07-12·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Package: libvirt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2010-2237: libvirt - Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores with...
vendor_debian·2010·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2010-2237: libvirt - Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores with...
Red Hat libvirt, possibly 0.6.1 through 0.8.2, looks up disk backing stores without referring to the user-defined main disk format, which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.8.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.8.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.8.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.8.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.8.3-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-2237 CVE-2010-2238 CVE-2010-2239 CVE-2010-2242 libvirt various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2010-07-12·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2010-2237 CVE-2010-2238 CVE-2010-2239 CVE-2010-2242 libvirt various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2010-2237 CVE-2010-2238 CVE-2010-2239 CVE-2010-2242 libvirt various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
Forr more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When creating a Bodhi update request, please include the bug IDs of the
respective parent bugs filed against the "Security Response" product.
Please mention CVE ids in the RPM changelog when available.
Bodhi update submission link:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/new/?type_=security&bugs=607810
Please note: this issue
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-2237 libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
bugzilla·2010-06-24·CVSS 4.4
CVE-2010-2237 [MEDIUM] CVE-2010-2237 libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
CVE-2010-2237 libvirt: ignoring defined main disk format when looking up disk backing stores
It was found that libvirt did not honour the user defined main disk format
in guest XML when looking up disk backing stores in the security drivers.
This could be possibly exploited by priviledged guest user to access
arbitrary files on the host.
Discussion:
This issue affects libvirt >= 0.6.1.
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Statement:
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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Created libvirt tracking bugs for this issue
Affects: fedora-all [bug 613625]
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libvirt-0.8.2-1.fc13 has been pushed to the Fedora 13 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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libvirt-0.8.2-1.fc12 has been pushed to t
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2010-08-19
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