CVE-2018-6764
N/A
Published: February 23, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
7 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3576-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3113Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4137Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2018-February/msg00239.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-346
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