CVE-2013-1766
libvirt - files and device nodes ownership change to kvm group
EPSS 0.06%
Description
libvirt 1.0.2 and earlier sets the group owner to kvm for device files, which allows local users to write to these files via unspecified vectors.
How to fix CVE-2013-1766
To remediate CVE-2013-1766, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libvirt—upgrade to 0.9.12-8 or later
- Debian/libvirt—upgrade to 0.8.3-5+squeeze4 or later
Is CVE-2013-1766 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.9.12-8
- from 0, < 0.8.3-5+squeeze4