- Issued:
- 2019-08-06
- Updated:
- 2019-08-06
RHSA-2019:2294 - Moderate: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Synopsis
Moderate: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
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 Moderate. 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):
- libvirt: NULL pointer dereference after running qemuAgentCommand in qemuAgentGetInterfaces function (CVE-2019-3840)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Virtualization for IBM Power LE | 4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-lock-sanlock-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.i686.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.s390.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-docs-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-docs-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.i686.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-lock-sanlock-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-4.5.0-23.el7.src.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-docs-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-kvm-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc.rpm
- libvirt-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-docs-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-admin-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.i686.rpm
- libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.i686.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.i686.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-lock-sanlock-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-kvm-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-lock-sanlock-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-admin-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-admin-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-login-shell-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-debuginfo-4.5.0-23.el7.s390.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-secret-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-admin-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-bash-completion-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-network-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-devel-4.5.0-23.el7.s390.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-libs-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-client-4.5.0-23.el7.s390.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.s390.rpm
- libvirt-4.5.0-23.el7.s390x.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- libvirt-nss-4.5.0-23.el7.ppc.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-kvm-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
- libvirt-daemon-config-network-4.5.0-23.el7.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
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CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index
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.