CVE-2013-6457 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2013-6457

The libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver (libxl/libxl_driver.c) in libvirt...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libvirt
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.5, 0.0.6, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7, 0.1.8, 0.1.9, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3, 0.4.4, 0.4.5, 0.4.6, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.5, 0.7.6, 0.7.7, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.8.8, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.6.1, 0.9.6.2, 0.9.6.3, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9, 0.9.10, 0.9.11, 0.9.11.1, 0.9.11.2, 0.9.11.3, 0.9.11.4, 0.9.11.5, 0.9.11.6, 0.9.11.7, 0.9.11.8, 0.9.12, 0.9.13, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.10.2.1, 0.10.2.2, 0.10.2.3, 0.10.2.4, 0.10.2.5, 0.10.2.6, 0.10.2.7, 0.10.2.8, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.5.1, 1.0.5.2, 1.0.5.3, 1.0.5.4, 1.0.5.5, 1.0.5.6, 1.0.6, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: January 24th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.