CVE-2013-6456

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6456
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-15 23:55:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe LXC driver (lxc/lxc_driver.c) in libvirt 1.0.1 through 1.2.1 allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary host devices via the virDomainDeviceDettach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; (2) create arbitrary nodes (mknod) via the virDomainDeviceAttach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot host OS) via the (3) virDomainShutdown or (4) virDomainReboot API and a symlink attack on /dev/initctl in the container, related to "paths under /proc/$PID/root" and the virInitctlSetRunLevel function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.1 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.2 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.3 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.4 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.1 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.2 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.3 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.4 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.5 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.5.6 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.0.6 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.1.1 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.1.2 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.1.3 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.1.4 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.2.0 All All All
Application Redhat Libvirt 1.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA60895 - Gentoo update for libvirt - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
#732394 - libvirt-bin: CVE-2013-6456: virsh shutdown does not handle symlinks correctly for LXC - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Bug 1045643 – CVE-2013-6456 libvirt: vulnerability in virInitctlSetRunLevel [rhel-7.0] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
libvirt Unsafe Paths Usage Symlink Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
libvirt.org Git - libvirt.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libvirt.org
Security Advisory SA56187 - libvirt LXC Devices Hotplug Handling Security Issues - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: libvirt-1.1.3.4-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Libvirt Security Notice: LSN-2013-0018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.libvirt.org Vendor Advisory
libvirt: Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libvirt.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0593-1: moderate: libvirt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libvirt.org Git - libvirt.git/commit MITRE libvirt.org
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