UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6394

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6394
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6394.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6394
Upstream
  • CVE-2013-6394
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:56Z
Published
2013-12-13T18:07:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:28.211534Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Percona XtraBackup before 2.1.6 uses a constant string for the initialization vector (IV), which makes it easier for local users to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and conduct plaintext attacks.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / percona-xtrabackup

Package

Name
percona-xtrabackup
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/percona-xtrabackup@2.1.8-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.8-1

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.3-618-1
2.1.6-3
2.1.8-0ubuntu1
2.1.8-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.8-1",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtrabackup"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.8-1",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtrabackup-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.8-1",
            "binary_name": "percona-xtrabackup-test"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.8-1",
            "binary_name": "xtrabackup"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6394.json"