libvirt: filesystem storage volume names path traversal flaw
Published Apr 11, 2016
2.5
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate function in storage/storage_backend_fs.c in libvirt, when fine-grained Access Control Lists (ACL) are in effect, allows local users with storage_vol:create ACL but not domain:write permission to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a volume name.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Will not fix | 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 version 7 and Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1. 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 2, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00455) | 37.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 35.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.46th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=034e47c338b13a95cf02106a3af912c1c5f818d7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174404.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90913 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5313 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277121 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5313
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5313
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2015-December/msg00473.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=034e47c338b13a95cf02106a3af912c1c5f818d7 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174404.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0004.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5313 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277121 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5313 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5313 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2015-December/msg00473.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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