An improper locking issue was found in the virStoragePoolLookupByTargetPath API of libvirt. It occurs in the storagePoolLookupByTargetPath function where a locked virStoragePoolObj object is not properly released on ACL permission failure. Clients connecting to the read-write socket with limited ACL permissions could use this flaw to acquire the lock and prevent other users from accessing storage pool/volume APIs, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| redhat / libvirt | 4.1.0 | 7.5.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 10.0 | 10.0.x |