QID 240919

Date Published: 2022-11-16

QID 240919: Red Hat Update for virt-v2v security (RHSA-2022:7968)

The virt-v2v package provides a tool for converting virtual machines to use the kvm (kernel-based virtual machine) hypervisor or Red Hat enterprise virtualization.
The tool modifies both the virtual machine image and its associated libvirt metadata.
Also, virt-v2v can configure a guest to use virtio drivers if possible...Security Fix(es):

    libguestfs: buffer overflow in get_keys leads to dos (cve-2022-2211).
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:7968 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240919

    CVE-2022-2211 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:7968 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7968
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