VDB
CVE-2013-6456
CVE-2013-6456
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 0.58% · 45.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.58%
45.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libvirt | 1.2.1-0ubuntu2, 0, 1.1.1-0ubuntu8 |
Timeline
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6456 third-party-advisory
- http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2209-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6456 third-party-advisory