libvirt: deadlock and segfault in qemuConnectGetAllDomainStats
Published Jan 6, 2015
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
The qemu implementation of virConnectGetAllDomainStats in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not properly handle locks when a domain is skipped due to ACL restrictions, which allows a remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or segmentation fault and crash) via a request to access the users does not have privileges to access.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of libvirt packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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:S/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 72.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 70.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 57.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 48.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0008.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8131 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172569 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8131
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8131
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0008.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8131 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172569 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8131 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8131 |
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