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CVE-2013-6457
The libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver (libxl/libxl_driver.c) in libvirt before 1.2.1 does not properly initialize…
Medium5.2EPSS 0.66%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.2 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- USN-2093-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://libvirt.org/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 60895 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-201412-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [libvirt] 20131220 [PATCH] libxl: avoid crashing if calling `virsh numatune' on inactive domain (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [libvirt] 20131224 CVE-2013-6457 Re: [PATCH] libxl: avoid crashing if calling `virsh numatune' on inactive domain (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048629 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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