CVE-2021-3667

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-667

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