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.
Published: 2016-04-11
Score: 2.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5284 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2867-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00077}

epss

{'score': 0.00057}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Libvirt Storage
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.347Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-5313

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-11T21:59:04.100

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

Link: CVE-2015-5313

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5313 - Bugzilla

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