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/$PID/root" and the virInitctlSetRunLevel function.
Published: 2014-04-15
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-6263 The LXC driver (lxc/lxc_driver.c) in libvirt 1.0.1 through 1.2.1 allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary host devices via the virDomainDeviceDettach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; (2) create arbitrary nodes (mknod) via the virDomainDeviceAttach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot host OS) via the (3) virDomainShutdown or (4) virDomainReboot API and a symlink attack on /dev/initctl in the container, related to "paths under /proc/$PID/root" and the virInitctlSetRunLevel function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2209-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History

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Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Libvirt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.476Z

Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6456

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-15T23:55:08.547

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-6456

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-6456 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses