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LIN6-7288 : Security Advisory - libvirt - CVE-2013-6456

Created: Apr 29, 2014    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Jun 25, 2014
Found In Version: 6.0.0.10
Fix Version: 6.0.0.10
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Userspace

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.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-6456

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