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TI-2021-02608 Aliases CVE-2021-3667GHSA-q27q-h2jw-qq6c

An improper locking issue was found in the virStoragePoolLookupByTargetPath API of…

Priority LOW 32CWE-667Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01366 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 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
—libvirtFixedin - libvert v7.6.0-rc1 and above—No fix listedCNA
  • libvirt Vendor— Affected Fixedin - libvert v7.6.0-rc1 and above Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0 – 7.5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 – 7.5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:4191 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.src::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.i686::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-devel-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.i686::virt-devel:rhel +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.noarch::virt:rhel, SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.src::virt:rhel, hivex-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.aarch64::virt:rhel +47
  • RHSA-2021:3704 Released 2021-09-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    virt:8.2 and virt-devel:8.2 security update
    • Advanced Virtualization CodeReady Builder for RHEL 8.2.1 SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.2.0+5449+efc036dd.src::virt-devel:8.2, hivex-1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3.i686::virt-devel:8.2, hivex-devel-1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3.i686::virt-devel:8.2 +47
    • Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.2.1 SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.2.0+5449+efc036dd.noarch::virt:8.2, SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.2.0+5449+efc036dd.src::virt:8.2, hivex-1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3.aarch64::virt:8.2 +47
  • RHSA-2021:3703 Released 2021-09-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    virt:av and virt-devel:av security and bug fix update
    • Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.4.0.Z SLOF-20200717-1.gite18ddad8.module+el8.4.0+8855+a9e237a9.noarch::virt:av, SLOF-20200717-1.gite18ddad8.module+el8.4.0+8855+a9e237a9.src::virt-devel:av, SLOF-20200717-1.gite18ddad8.module+el8.4.0+8855+a9e237a9.src::virt:av +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet
Advanced Virtualization CodeReady Builder for RHEL 8.2.1Fixed RHSA-2021:3704
Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.2.1Fixed RHSA-2021:3704
Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.4.0.ZFixed RHSA-2021:3703
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4191
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4191
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3667
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q27q-h2jw-qq6c

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Sources

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