CVE-2013-4291

medium

Published 2013-09-30 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

6.9

VIR risk

6.9

Description

The virSecurityManagerSetProcessLabel function in libvirt 0.10.2.7, 1.0.5.5, and 1.1.1, when the domain has read an uid:gid label, does not properly set group memberships, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4291

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006509

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.1.2-2`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.1.2-2`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.1.2-2`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.1.2-2`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.1.2-2`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
redhat	libvirt	`0.10.2.7`
redhat	libvirt	`1.0.5.5`
redhat	libvirt	`1.1.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.