Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2395-1 libvirt -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 02 Oct 2020
- Affected Packages:
- libvirt
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 971555.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-25637. - More information:
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A double free vulnerability was discovered in libvirt, a toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0-4+deb9u5.
We recommend that you upgrade your libvirt packages.
For the detailed security status of libvirt please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libvirt
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS