MGASA-2014-0470

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CVE-2014-7823
Published: 21 Nov 2014, 12:44
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Nov 2014, 12:44
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated libvirt packages fix security vulnerability Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions when processing the qemuDomainFormatXML command. An attacker with read-only privileges could possibly use this to gain access to certain information from the domain xml file (CVE-2014-7823).

Affected Systems

  • mageia•libvirt

    < 1.0.2-8.7.mga3

  • mageia•libvirt

    < 1.2.1-1.3.mga4

References (3)