CVE-2015-1331 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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/*.

Published: 2015-08-12

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-3317-1	lxc security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1471	lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2675-1	LXC vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/1470842
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html

History

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Subscriptions

Linuxcontainers Lxc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2015-08-12T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.356Z

Reserved: 2015-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1331

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-12T14:59:03.823

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1331

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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