Description
libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of "verify-peer=no" passed to QEMU by libvirt resulting in a failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates by default.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-4003-1 | libvirt security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-1517 | libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of "verify-peer=no" passed to QEMU by libvirt resulting in a failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates by default. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3576-1 | libvirt vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:00:39.668Z
Reserved: 2017-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-1000256
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-31T15:29:00.240
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-1000256
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN