qemu/qemu_monitor.c in libvirt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large QEMU reply.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-5748 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libvirt) | RHSA-2018:1396 | 2018-05-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libvirt) | RHSA-2018:1929 | 2018-06-19 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | libvirt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected |
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