VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6441
The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linuxcontainers/lxc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045
- https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2Exploit, Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045
- https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.