Headline
CVE-2019-20485: Bug#953078: libvirt: CVE-2019-20485
qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 6.0.0 mishandles the holding of a monitor job during a query to a guest agent, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API blockage).
Source: libvirt Version: 5.6.0-3 Severity: important Tags: security upstream fixed-upstream Control: found -1 5.6.0-2 Control: fixed -1 6.0.0-1
Hi,
The following vulnerability was published for libvirt.
CVE-2019-20485[0]: | potential DoS by holding a monitor job while querying QEMU guest-agent
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20485 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20485 [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809740 [2] https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=a663a860819287e041c3de672aad1d8543098ecc
Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
Regards, Salvatore