CVE-2023-3750
Libvirt: improper locking in virstoragepoolobjlistsearch may lead to denial of service
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in libvirt. The virStoragePoolObjListSearch function does not return a locked pool as expected, resulting in a race condition and denial of service when attempting to lock the same object from another thread. This issue could allow clients connecting to the read-only socket to crash the libvirt daemon.
| CWE | CWE-667 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat enterprise linux 9 |
| Published | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Nov 8, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6409 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3750 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222210 lists.fedoraproject.org: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EVK6JKP36CHE7YAFDJNPNLTW4OWJJ7TQ/