{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-15708",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15708",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-15708 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by libnss-libvirt 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3, released August 4, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "libvirt-daemon-system: Ubuntu\u0027s packaging of libvirt in 20.04 LTS created a control socket with world read and write permissions",
  "description": "Ubuntu\u0027s packaging of libvirt in 20.04 LTS created a control socket with world read and write permissions. An attacker could use this to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.",
  "published": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.004,
  "epssPercentile": 0.34506,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libnss-libvirt",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libnss-libvirt 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libnss-libvirt-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-clients",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-clients 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-clients-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-zfs",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-zfs 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-zfs-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-vbox",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-vbox 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-vbox-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-driver-xen",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-driver-xen 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-driver-xen-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-system",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-system 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-system-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-system-systemd",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-system-systemd 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-system-systemd-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-daemon-system-sysv",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-daemon-system-sysv 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-daemon-system-sysv-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-sanlock",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-sanlock 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-sanlock-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt-wireshark",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt-wireshark 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt-wireshark-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "libvirt0",
      "release": "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "fix": "libvirt0 6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvirt0-6.0.0-0ubuntu8.3",
      "released": "2020-08-04T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}