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CVE-2014-3657

Published: Oct 6, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a NULL value in the second parameter in the virConnectListAllDomains API command.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Inc.

On-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

libvirt libvirt

On-prem

Cloud & SaaS / virtualization

red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

libvirtoss-projectCloud & SaaS

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1873.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/62303

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1

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Timeline

Published

Oct 6, 2014

Last Updated

May 6, 2026

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