VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-1331
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- linuxcontainers/lxc
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842Exploit
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
- https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842Exploit
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
- https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.