Medium [CVE-2026-63623] Libvirt: information disclosure via world-readable storage volume images during clone/convert
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-63623 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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Summary
A flaw was found in libvirt. During storage volume clone or convert operations, newly created volume images were temporarily world-readable.
This was caused by the `qemu-img` utility running with overly permissive file creation settings, allowing any local user to read the full guest disk contents. This vulnerability could lead to sensitive information disclosure from guest virtual machines.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; and 1 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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