CVE-2015-1331

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Published Aug 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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/*.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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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

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.459% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Aug 12, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved: Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM

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