CVE-2017-2635

libvirt: Null pointer dereference when updating storage size on empty drives

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 9, 2017

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A NULL pointer deference flaw was found in the way libvirt handled empty drives. A remote authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libvirtd daemon resulting in denial of service.

Statement

This issue does not affect libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7 as it does not contain the affected code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference