libvirt: domain_conf: domain deadlock DoS
Published Oct 6, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.79%
Description
The virDomainListPopulate function in conf/domain_conf.c in libvirt before 1.2.9 does not clean up the lock on the list of domains, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a NULL value in the second parameter in the virConnectListAllDomains API command.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.8
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt-0:0.10.2-46.el6_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1873
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.3
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1352
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt-0:0.10.2-46.el6_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1873 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1352 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of libvirt packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does affect the versions of libvirt packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Future updates may address this issue in the respective Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 85.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 84.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01703) | 81.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.08% (0.05077) | 92.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 3.76% (0.03761) | 91.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 4.24% (0.04238) | 92.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.21% (0.04211) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fc22b2e74890873848b43fffae43025d22053669 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1352.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60291 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62303 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0005.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3657 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1145667 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3657
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3657
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fc22b2e74890873848b43fffae43025d22053669 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00014.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00017.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1352.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60291 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62303 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0005.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3657 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1145667 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3657 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3657 |
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