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TI-2015-04468 Aliases CVE-2015-5313GHSA-qr2q-8mvm-hxvr

Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in…

Priority LOW 13CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 10 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:2577 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-client-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-2.0.0-10.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libvirt-daemon-lxc-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-devel-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-docs-2.0.0-10.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-client-2.0.0-10.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-config-network-2.0.0-10.el7 +16
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-client-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-client-2.0.0-10.el7.ppc +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libvirt-daemon-kvm-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-lxc-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-lock-sanlock-2.0.0-10.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-client-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-2.0.0-10.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libvirt-daemon-lxc-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-lock-sanlock-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-login-shell-2.0.0-10.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7 libvirt-daemon-lxc-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-lock-sanlock-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-login-shell-2.0.0-10.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-daemon-kvm-2.0.0-10.el7, libvirt-lock-sanlock-2.0.0-10.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2016:2577

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5313
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr2q-8mvm-hxvr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2016-04328 libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07455 Incorrect permission assignment in libvirt CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-03857 The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2018-04154 qemu/qemu_monitor.c in libvirt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-14571 libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2013-00105 Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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