VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-5536
A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.
MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 0.24%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536Third Party Advisory
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536Third Party Advisory
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4Vendor Advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.