Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security update
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution forLinux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packageswhich provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM.The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): * libvirt: stack use-after-free in virNetClientIOEventLoop() (CVE-2024-4418) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-4418 is a stack use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetClientIOEventLoop() function of libvirt, a user-space component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for managing KVM virtual machines. This vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption issues. Red Hat Product Security has released updated libvirt packages as part of advisory RHSA-2024:4757 to fix this issue. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and covers multiple architectures and extended update support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability involves a stack use-after-free condition that could lead to memory corruption within the libvirt user-space components managing KVM virtual machines. While the advisory does not specify exploitation in the wild or detailed impact scenarios, such vulnerabilities can potentially cause crashes or enable further attacks if exploited. The severity is rated moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libvirt packages to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4757. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security update
Description
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution forLinux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packageswhich provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM.The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems. Security Fix(es): * libvirt: stack use-after-free in virNetClientIOEventLoop() (CVE-2024-4418) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-4418 is a stack use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetClientIOEventLoop() function of libvirt, a user-space component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for managing KVM virtual machines. This vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption issues. Red Hat Product Security has released updated libvirt packages as part of advisory RHSA-2024:4757 to fix this issue. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and covers multiple architectures and extended update support versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability involves a stack use-after-free condition that could lead to memory corruption within the libvirt user-space components managing KVM virtual machines. While the advisory does not specify exploitation in the wild or detailed impact scenarios, such vulnerabilities can potentially cause crashes or enable further attacks if exploited. The severity is rated moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libvirt packages to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4757. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4757
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1f24853345fc18330be
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:46:02 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 08:51:19 UTC
Views: 12
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