PT-2014-3126 · Libvirt+1 · Libvirt+1
Murray Mcallister
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Published
2014-01-24
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2013-6457
CVSS v2.0
5.2
Medium
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libvirt versions prior to 1.2.1
Description
The issue is related to the libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver, which does not properly initialize the nodemap. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an invalid free operation and crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code. The exploitation is possible via an inactive domain to the virsh numatune command.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.2.1, update to version 1.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Libvirt