libvirt: local denial of service in storage/storage_driver.c
Published Dec 19, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The storageVolUpload function in storage/storage_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not check a certain return value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted offset value in a "virsh vol-upload" command.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 38.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 36.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 34.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=87b9437f8951f9d24f9a85c6bbfff0e54df8c984 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61111 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8135 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087104 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176182 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8135
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8135
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=87b9437f8951f9d24f9a85c6bbfff0e54df8c984 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61111 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0009.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8135 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087104 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176182 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8135 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8135 |
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