9.1crit
CVE-2016-8649
lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows an attacker inside of an unprivileged container to use an inherited file descrip…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows an attacker inside of an unprivileged container to use an inherited file descriptor, of the host's /proc, to access the rest of the host's filesystem via the openat() family of syscalls.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1398242 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1639345 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /lxc/lxc/commit/81f466d05f2a89cb4f122ef7f593ff3f279b165c · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845465 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2016-8649 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94498 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8649
- NVD: CVE-2016-8649
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