CVE-2011-2178
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8...
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
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What each source reports
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The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
- Record
CVE-2011-2178- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
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CVE-2011-2178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2170 No score
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
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EUVD-2011-2170- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5383-rqrv-fg4g No score
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8...
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
- Record
GHSA-5383-rqrv-fg4g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2011-2178
CVE-2011-2178 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2011-2178- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
- Record
CVE-2011-2178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2178 No score
The virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function in security/security_manager.c in libvirt 0.8.8 through 0.9.1 uses the wrong argument for a sizeof call, which causes incorrect processing of "security manager private data" that "reopens disk probing" and might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2010-2238 regression.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Redhat Libvirt, published August 10, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in libvirt 0.9.1-2.