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libvirt: Privilege escalation and denial of service possible
CERT-Bund (BSI) reports one vulnerability in libvirt with severity high. The stated impact is privilege escalation and denial of service. The full description, affected versions and recommended action are available from CERT-Bund (BSI).
What this means for you
Anyone who already has access can widen their privileges. This mainly affects environments with many accounts — take the opportunity to check which administrator accounts are still needed at all.
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