USN-7047-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 January 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.


Packages

  • libvirt - Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details

It was discovered that libvirt parsed user-provided XML files before
performing ACL checks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libvirt to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-12748)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions on external
inactive snapshots. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain sensitive guest contents. (CVE-2025-13193)

It was discovered that libvirt parsed user-provided XML files before
performing ACL checks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libvirt to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-12748)

It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions on external
inactive snapshots. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain sensitive guest contents. (CVE-2025-13193)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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