CVE-2013-6436
The lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters method in lxc/lxc_driver.c in libvirt 1.0.5 through 1.2.0 does not properly check the status of LXC guests when reading memory tunables, which allows local users to
02 Description
The lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters method in lxc/lxc_driver.c in libvirt 1.0.5 through 1.2.0 does not properly check the status of LXC guests when reading memory tunables, which allows local users to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-01-07 19:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 17:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ba76cfcf26b81c89366bf1fe207fe54e5ac4c6ef9db70eb9bd4ce17eff269ce5
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2093-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2093-1
- osvdb.org101485http://osvdb.org/101485
- secunia.com60895http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201412-04http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
- secunia.com56245http://secunia.com/advisories/56245
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:0010http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00004.html
- libvirt.orghttp://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8c1cb90213508c4f32549023b0572ed774e48aa
- www.redhat.com[libvirt] 20131220 SECURITY: CVE-2013-6436: libvirtd daemon crash when reading memory tunables for LXC guest in shutoff statushttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-December/msg01170.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libvirt Fixed in 1.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libvirt Fixed in 1.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libvirt Fixed in 1.2.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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