VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5247

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The virStorageVolCreateXML API in libvirt 1.2.14 through 1.2.19 allows remote authenticated users with a read-write connection to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by triggering a failed unlink after creating a volume on a root_squash NFS pool.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references