CVE-2015-5160

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block...

5.5 MediumFix available

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: CVE-2015-5160
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: CVE-2015-5160
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-5170 No score

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: EUVD-2015-5170
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57w8-4258-hhvg 5.5

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block...

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: GHSA-57w8-4258-hhvg
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: CVE-2015-5160
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5160 5.5

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5160
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2016:2577 5.6

Red Hat Security Advisory: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2016:2577
CVSS 3.0: 5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5160 5.5

libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5160
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libvirt` Debian:12	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`libvirt` Debian:13	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`libvirt` Debian:14	before 2.2.0-1	2.2.0-1
`libvirt-daemon-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-docs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-login-shell` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libvirt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-interface` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-secret` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-storage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-interface` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-secret` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-storage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-docs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-login-shell` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-lxc` Red Hat:storage:3.1:server:el7	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:storage:3.1:server:el7	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:storage:3.1:server:el7	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-login-shell` Red Hat:storage:3.1:server:el7	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-login-shell` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-interface` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-secret` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-storage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-docs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-lock-sanlock` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-login-shell` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-nss` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-client` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-interface` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-lxc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-network` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-secret` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-driver-storage` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-daemon-kvm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt-docs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:2.0.0-10.el7	0:2.0.0-10.el7
`libvirt` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.1-0ubuntu81.1.1-0ubuntu91.1.4-0ubuntu21.1.4-0ubuntu31.1.4-0ubuntu4 Show 45 moreShow less 1.1.4-0ubuntu51.2.0-0ubuntu11.2.0-0ubuntu21.2.0-0ubuntu31.2.1-0ubuntu11.2.1-0ubuntu21.2.1-0ubuntu31.2.1-0ubuntu41.2.1-0ubuntu51.2.1-0ubuntu71.2.1-0ubuntu81.2.1-0ubuntu91.2.1-0ubuntu101.2.2-0ubuntu11.2.2-0ubuntu21.2.2-0ubuntu31.2.2-0ubuntu41.2.2-0ubuntu51.2.2-0ubuntu61.2.2-0ubuntu71.2.2-0ubuntu81.2.2-0ubuntu91.2.2-0ubuntu101.2.2-0ubuntu111.2.2-0ubuntu121.2.2-0ubuntu131.2.2-0ubuntu13.11.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.11.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.21.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.41.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.51.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.61.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.71.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.81.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.91.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.101.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.121.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.141.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.161.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.171.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.201.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.211.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.221.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.231.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.25	None known
`libvirt` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.16-2ubuntu111.2.16-2ubuntu121.2.16-2ubuntu131.2.16-2ubuntu141.2.21-2ubuntu1 Show 41 moreShow less 1.2.21-2ubuntu31.2.21-2ubuntu41.2.21-2ubuntu51.2.21-2ubuntu71.2.21-2ubuntu81.2.21-2ubuntu91.2.21-2ubuntu101.3.1-1ubuntu11.3.1-1ubuntu21.3.1-1ubuntu31.3.1-1ubuntu41.3.1-1ubuntu61.3.1-1ubuntu91.3.1-1ubuntu101.3.1-1ubuntu10.11.3.1-1ubuntu10.21.3.1-1ubuntu10.31.3.1-1ubuntu10.51.3.1-1ubuntu10.61.3.1-1ubuntu10.71.3.1-1ubuntu10.81.3.1-1ubuntu10.101.3.1-1ubuntu10.111.3.1-1ubuntu10.121.3.1-1ubuntu10.131.3.1-1ubuntu10.141.3.1-1ubuntu10.151.3.1-1ubuntu10.171.3.1-1ubuntu10.181.3.1-1ubuntu10.191.3.1-1ubuntu10.211.3.1-1ubuntu10.221.3.1-1ubuntu10.231.3.1-1ubuntu10.241.3.1-1ubuntu10.251.3.1-1ubuntu10.261.3.1-1ubuntu10.271.3.1-1ubuntu10.291.3.1-1ubuntu10.301.3.1-1ubuntu10.311.3.1-1ubuntu10.31+esm1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5160 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Libvirt, published August 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in libvirt 2.2.0-1.

References

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