CVE-2010-2242 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2010-2242: Red Hat libvirt 0.2.0 through 0.8.2 creates iptables rules with improper mappings of privileged source ports, which allows guest OS users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging IP address and source-port values, as demonstrated by copying and deleting an NFS directory tree.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2010-2242 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in0.8.3-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in0.8.3-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in0.8.3-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt

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