Description
libvirt.c in the API in Red Hat libvirt 0.8.8 does not properly restrict operations in a read-only connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) virNodeDeviceDettach, (2) virNodeDeviceReset, (3) virDomainRevertToSnapshot, (4) virDomainSnapshotDelete, (5) virNodeDeviceReAttach, or (6) virConnectDomainXMLToNative call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5086.
Published: 2011-03-15
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: 1.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2194-1 libvirt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1160 libvirt.c in the API in Red Hat libvirt 0.8.8 does not properly restrict operations in a read-only connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) virNodeDeviceDettach, (2) virNodeDeviceReset, (3) virDomainRevertToSnapshot, (4) virDomainSnapshotDelete, (5) virNodeDeviceReAttach, or (6) virConnectDomainXMLToNative call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5086.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1094-1 Libvirt vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Libvirt Rhel Virtualization
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.939Z

Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1146

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-15T17:55:05.263

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1146

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1146 - Bugzilla

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