# CVE-2013-6456: 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 virDomainDe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://libvirt.org/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fc590ad9f4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.html
- http://security.libvirt.org/2013/0018.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045643
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65743
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=732394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56215

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