CVE-2021-3667

Summary

An improper locking issue was found in the virStoragePoolLookupByTargetPath API of libvirt. It occurs in the storagePoolLookupByTargetPath function where a locked virStoragePoolObj object is not properly released on ACL permission failure. Clients connecting to the read-write socket with limited ACL permissions could use this flaw to acquire the lock and prevent other users from accessing storage pool/volume APIs, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/alibvirtFixedin - libvert v7.6.0-rc1 and aboveaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-667: CWE-667 (improper Locking)

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

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