CVE-2023-5536

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Published Dec 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

Canonical

Ubuntu Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	unaffected	< 24.04

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Remove users from lxd group and configure multi-user LXD mode. https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57848	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.244% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 1:51 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 AM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2023, 9:19 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

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