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A vulnerability was found in lxc up to 1.1.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file lxclock.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
The weakness was released 08/12/2015 by Roman Fiedler (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1331 since 01/22/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84993 (Debian DSA-3317-1 : lxc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172475 (OpenSUSE Security Update for lxc, lxcfs (openSUSE-SU-2019:1481-1)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (84993). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 77057, 78184 and 97951.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 84993
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3317-1 : lxc - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703317
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3317-1 (lxc - security update)
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
01/22/2015 🔍07/22/2015 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: USN-2675-1Researcher: Roman Fiedler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1331 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 52272 - lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and Earlier Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 75999 - LXC CVE-2015-1331 Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2015 10:15Updated: 06/09/2022 09:42
Changes: 08/13/2015 10:15 (63), 11/02/2017 10:55 (6), 06/09/2022 09:38 (4), 06/09/2022 09:42 (1)
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