# CVE-2014-8135: The storageVolUpload function in storage/storage\_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not check a certain return value, which allows local

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The storageVolUpload function in storage/storage_driver.c in libvirt before 1.2.11 does not check a certain return value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted offset value in a "virsh vol-upload" command.

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/61111
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=87b9437f8951f9d24f9a85c6bbfff0e54df8c984
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00005.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087104
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0009.html

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