CVE-2013-6436
EPSS 0.07%
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 cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and libvirtd crash) via a guest in the shutdown status, as demonstrated by the "virsh memtune" command.
How to fix CVE-2013-6436
To remediate CVE-2013-6436, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libvirt—upgrade to 1.2.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2013-6436 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.2.0-1