CVE-2015-1344 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The do_write_pids function in lxcfs.c in LXCFS before 0.12 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a pid to the tasks file.

Published: 2015-12-07

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxcfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
EUVD	EUVD-2015-1483	The do_write_pids function in lxcfs.c in LXCFS before 0.12 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a pid to the tasks file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2813-1	LXCFS vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2813-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/+bug/1512854
https://github.com/lxc/lxcfs/commit/8ee2a503e102b1a43ec4d83113dc275ab20a869a

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Lxcfs Ubuntu Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2015-12-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.550Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-1344

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-07T20:59:01.647

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

Link: CVE-2015-1344

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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