USN-6126-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

31 May 2023

Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.

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Releases

Packages

  • libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the nwfilter driver. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-0897)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled queries for the SR-IOV
PCI device capabilities. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libvirt to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-2700)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.

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