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CVE-2015-5313

LOW
2.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libvirtDebian
Fixed in:1.3.0-1CVE-2015-5313
Fixed in:1.3.0-1CVE-2015-5313
Fixed in:1.3.0-1CVE-2015-5313
Fixed in:1.3.0-1CVE-2015-5313
libvirtUbuntu
Fixed in:1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.16USN-2867-1
libvirt-binUbuntu
Fixed in:1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.16USN-2867-1
libvirt0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.16USN-2867-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

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