CVE-2013-6436
The lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters method in lxc/lxc_driver.c in libvirt 1.0.5 through 1.2.0 does...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6436- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6436- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-6246 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-6246- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r95-9fm6-xqcf No score
The lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters method in lxc/lxc_driver.c in libvirt 1.0.5 through 1.2.0 does...
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.
- Record
GHSA-3r95-9fm6-xqcf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-6436- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6436 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6436- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1 No score
libvirt-2.5.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libvirt-2.5.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-6436 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Redhat Libvirt, published January 7, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in libvirt 1.2.0-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2093-1
osvdb.org/101485
secunia.com/advisories/60895
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00004.html
Show 38 moreShow less
libvirt.org/git?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8c1cb90213508c4f32549023b0572ed774e48aa
redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-December/msg01170.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6436
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3r95-9fm6-xqcf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6436
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2242