CVE-2015-8222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2015-11-17

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8111	The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00116.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2809-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689
https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-11-17T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:41:50.105Z

Reserved: 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8222

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-17T15:59:24.087

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

Link: CVE-2015-8222

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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