xen: libxl allows guest write access to sensitive console related xenstore keys
Published Aug 28, 2013
7.4
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
The libxenlight (libxl) toolstack library in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x uses weak permissions for xenstore keys for paravirtualised and emulated serial console devices, which allows local guest administrators to modify the xenstore value via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of the xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it does not provide support for the libxl toolstack. This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00562) | 44.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00562) | 42.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 42.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2211 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971503 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2211
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2211
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2211 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971503 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2211 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2211 |
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