Description
The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_squash NFS pool.
Published: 2016-04-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5239 The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_squash NFS pool.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2867-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Redhat Libvirt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:08.985Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5247

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-14T15:59:01.090

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5247

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-09-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5247 - Bugzilla

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