CVE-2021-3667 (GCVE-0-2021-3667)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:28
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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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
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Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a libvirt Affected: Fixedin - libvert v7.6.0-rc1 and above
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