========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3909-1 March 14, 2019 libvirt vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: libvirt could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - libvirt: Libvirt virtualization toolkit Details: It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled waiting for certain agent events. An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to cause libvirtd to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libvirt-clients 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.4 libvirt-daemon 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.4 libvirt0 4.6.0-2ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libvirt-clients 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.8 libvirt-daemon 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.8 libvirt0 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libvirt-bin 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.25 libvirt0 1.3.1-1ubuntu10.25 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3909-1 CVE-2019-3840 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.6.0-2ubuntu3.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/4.0.0-1ubuntu8.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/1.3.1-1ubuntu10.25