Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2013-6456
CVE-2013-6456
Description
The 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.
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Affected products
22cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/56187nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/56215nvdVendor Advisory
- security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- libvirt.org/git/nvd
- libvirt.org/news.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60895nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743nvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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