CVE-2019-10166 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-10166: It was discovered that libvirtd, versions 4.x.x before 4.10.1 and 5.x.x before 5.4.1, would permit readonly clients to use the virDomainManagedSaveDefineXML() API, which would permit them to modify managed save state files. If a managed save had already been created by a privileged user, a local att

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-10166 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in5.0.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in5.0.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libvirt→ fixed in5.0.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libvirt
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libvirt→ fixed in5.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libvirt
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libvirt→ fixed in5.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libvirt
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libvirt→ fixed in5.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libvirt
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

libvirt→ fixed in5.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libvirt
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

libvirt→ fixed in5.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libvirt
```

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