Improper Initialization in libxlDomainGetNumaParameters Function in libvirt

CVE-2013-6457 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:A/AC:L/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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