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CVE-2013-6456

libvirt: unsafe usage of paths under /proc/$PID/root

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 17, 2013

Updated · June 27, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.2
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C

CWE not specified