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CVE-2013-6456 (GCVE-0-2013-6456)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-15 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:39

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

12 references

URL	Tags
http://libvirt.org/news.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/56187	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-0…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045643	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug…	x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/56215	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2014-02-19 00:00

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}

FKIE_CVE-2013-6456

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-04-15 23:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:00

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fc590ad9f4
secalert@redhat.com	http://libvirt.org/news.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.html
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/56187	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/56215	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
secalert@redhat.com	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
secalert@redhat.com	http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html	Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=732394
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045643
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fc590ad9f4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://libvirt.org/news.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/56187	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/56215	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=732394
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045643

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
redhat	libvirt	1.0.1
redhat	libvirt	1.0.2
redhat	libvirt	1.0.3
redhat	libvirt	1.0.4
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.1
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.2
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.3
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.4
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.5
redhat	libvirt	1.0.5.6
redhat	libvirt	1.0.6
redhat	libvirt	1.1.0
redhat	libvirt	1.1.1
redhat	libvirt	1.1.2
redhat	libvirt	1.1.3
redhat	libvirt	1.1.4
redhat	libvirt	1.2.0
redhat	libvirt	1.2.1
fedoraproject	fedora	20

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GHSA-4C8J-W686-C2JW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:18 – Updated: 2022-05-17 04:18

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GSD-2013-6456

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

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Aliases

CVE-2013-6456

Aliases

CVE-2013-6456

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

libvirt-2.5.0-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

32 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2013-6456.

CVE-2013-6456

Recommended: 112 products

Open the full advisory

ubuntu-cve-2013-6456

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2014-04-15 00:00

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6456	REPORT
	http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2209-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6456	REPORT

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            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libvirt-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libvirt0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libvirt0-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libvirt",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvirt@1.2.2-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.2.2-0ubuntu1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.1.1-0ubuntu8",
        "1.1.1-0ubuntu9",
        "1.1.4-0ubuntu2",
        "1.1.4-0ubuntu3",
        "1.1.4-0ubuntu4",
        "1.1.4-0ubuntu5",
        "1.2.0-0ubuntu1",
        "1.2.0-0ubuntu2",
        "1.2.0-0ubuntu3",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu1",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu2",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu3",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu4",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu5",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu7",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu8",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu9",
        "1.2.1-0ubuntu10"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6456",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:50:22Z",
  "published": "2014-04-15T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6456"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2209-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6456"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2209-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2013-6456"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:42:56Z"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

Action not permitted

CVE-2013-6456 (GCVE-0-2013-6456)

FKIE_CVE-2013-6456

GHSA-4C8J-W686-C2JW

GSD-2013-6456

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1

ubuntu-cve-2013-6456

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature