What is CVE-2015-5247?

CVE-2015-5247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu_linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-5247?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu_linux

CVE-2015-5247

The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_sq…

EPSS: 0.004 (60.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
Redhat Libvirt — versions 1.2.14, 1.2.15, 1.2.16
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
USN-2867-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5247?: CVE-2015-5247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu_linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-5247?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.