CVE - CVE-2020-14339

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-14339	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A flaw was found in libvirt, where it leaked a file descriptor for `/dev/mapper/control` into the QEMU process. This file descriptor allows for privileged operations to happen against the device-mapper on the host. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to perform operations outside of their standard permissions, potentially causing serious damage to the host operating system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
References
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GENTOO:GLSA-202101-22 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-22 GENTOO:GLSA-202210-06 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-06 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860069 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860069
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20200617	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20200617)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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