CVE-2023-3750
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A flaw was found in libvirt. The virStoragePoolObjListSearch function does not return a locked pool as expected, resulting in a race condition and denial of service when attempting to lock the same object from another thread. This issue could allow clients connecting to the read-only socket to crash the libvirt daemon.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2023-07-24 16:15:13.267000
Last modified
2026-11-07 12:17:32.197000
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