FKIE_CVE-2015-8222

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-17 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:34
Severity
Summary
The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2809-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2809-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10
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