Issued:

2018-01-04

Updated:

2018-02-01

RHSA-2018:0029 - Important: libvirt security update

Synopsis

Important: libvirt security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for libvirt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The libvirt library contains a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems.

Security Fix(es):

• An industry-wide issue was found in the way many modern microprocessor designs have implemented speculative execution of instructions (a commonly used performance optimization). There are three primary variants of the issue which differ in the way the speculative execution can be exploited. Variant CVE-2017-5715 triggers the speculative execution by utilizing branch target injection. It relies on the presence of a precisely-defined instruction sequence in the privileged code as well as the fact that memory accesses may cause allocation into the microprocessor's data cache even for speculatively executed instructions that never actually commit (retire). As a result, an unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to cross the syscall and guest/host boundaries and read privileged memory by conducting targeted cache side-channel attacks. (CVE-2017-5715)

Note: This is the libvirt side of the CVE-2017-5715 mitigation.

Red Hat would like to thank Google Project Zero for reporting this issue.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

After installing the updated packages, libvirtd will be restarted automatically.

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-docs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-lock-sanlock-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-admin-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-login-shell-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-admin-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-docs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-login-shell-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.i686.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-admin-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.i686.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.i686.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-docs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-nss-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-config-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-kvm-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-lock-sanlock-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-devel-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.i686.rpm
• libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-admin-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-lock-sanlock-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-login-shell-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-client-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-kvm-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-driver-network-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-daemon-lxc-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.x86_64.rpm
• libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64le.rpm
• libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.i686.rpm
• libvirt-libs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.ppc64.rpm
• libvirt-docs-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.src.rpm
• libvirt-debuginfo-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm
• libvirt-login-shell-3.2.0-14.el7_4.7.s390x.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 1519780

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
• This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecution
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.