# CVE-2016-10746: libvirt-domain.c in libvirt before 1.3.1 supports virDomainGetTime API calls by guest agents with an RO connection, even though an RW connec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libvirt-domain.c in libvirt before 1.3.1 supports virDomainGetTime API calls by guest agents with an RO connection, even though an RW connection was supposed to be required, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-3886.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/libvirt/libvirt/commit/506e9d6c2d4baaf580d489fff0690c0ff2ff588f
- https://github.com/libvirt/libvirt/compare/11288f5...8fd6867
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00032.html

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