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CVE-2013-6456

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Published: Apr 15, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C
Exploitability: 4.4 / Impact: 7.8
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (20)

1 product
Fedora
1 product
Libvirt
Configuration A
20 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 20
Redhat
Version 1.0.1
Version 1.0.2
Version 1.0.3
Version 1.0.4
Version 1.0.5.1
Version 1.0.5.2
Version 1.0.5.3
Version 1.0.5.4
Version 1.0.5.5
Version 1.0.5.6
Version 1.0.5
Version 1.0.6
Version 1.1.0
Version 1.1.1
Version 1.1.2
Version 1.1.3
Version 1.1.4
Version 1.2.0
Version 1.2.1

References (24)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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