Linuxcontainers lxc up to 0.9.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linuxcontainers lxc. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-6441. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linuxcontainers lxc (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file.

The weakness was presented 02/14/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6441 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72479 (Ubuntu 13.10 : lxc vulnerability (USN-2104-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166912 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for lxc (SUSE-SU-2014:0643-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72479), SecurityFocus (BID 65562†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43269†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72479
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 13.10 : lxc vulnerability (USN-2104-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: lxc 0.2.1
Patch: github.com

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11/04/2013 🔍
12/23/2013 +49 days 🔍
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02/13/2014 +52 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +401 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2104-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66383

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SecurityFocus: 65562 - LXC 'sshd' Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43269 - LXC Local Privilege Escalation via Modification of the init File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 12/23/2024 09:49 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (61), 05/20/2017 09:04 PM (5), 02/01/2022 03:24 PM (4), 02/01/2022 03:30 PM (1), 02/01/2022 03:35 PM (1), 12/23/2024 09:49 AM (20)
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