CVE-2015-8869 Red Hat Update for libguestfs Security (RHSA-2017:0564)

The libguestfs packages contain a library, which is used for accessing and modifying virtual machine (VM) disk images.

An integer conversion flaw was found in the way OCaml's String handled its length. Certain operations on an excessively long String could trigger a buffer overflow or result in an information leak. (CVE-2015-8869)

On successful exploitation it could trigger a buffer overflow or result in an information leak.

Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2017:0564 to address this issue and obtain more information.

Patch:
Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities:

RHSA-2017:0564: Red Hat Enterprise Linux