CVE-2013-6457
libvirt: avoid crashing if calling 'virsh numatune' on an inactive domain (libxl)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · December 20, 2013
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
The libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver (libxl/libxl_driver.c) in libvirt before 1.2.1 does not properly initialize the nodemap, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an inactive domain to the virsh numatune command.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.2AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified