CVE-2013-1922 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 3.3 Published 13 May 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local guest administrators can read arbitrary host files by manipulating disk image headers in QEMU, impacting virtualization security.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-1922?

CVE-2013-1922 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 13 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

qemu-nbd in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.2.x, determines the format of a raw disk image based on the header, which allows local guest OS administrators to read arbitrary files on the host by modifying the header to identify a different format, which is used when the guest is restarted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2004.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xen Xen.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1922?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-1922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Xen Xen vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1922, GHSA-v7fq-6h69-259m.