USN-2988-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1581)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-05-31 18:10 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:40 – Source website
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lxd vulnerabilities
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Robie Basak discovered that LXD incorrectly set permissions when setting up a loop based ZFS pool. A local attacker could use this issue to copy and read the data of any LXD container. (CVE-2016-1581)

Robie Basak discovered that LXD incorrectly set permissions when switching an unprivileged container into privileged mode. A local attacker could use this issue to access any world readable path in the container directory, including setuid binaries. (CVE-2016-1582)

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  "details": "Robie Basak discovered that LXD incorrectly set permissions when setting up\na loop based ZFS pool. A local attacker could use this issue to copy and\nread the data of any LXD container. (CVE-2016-1581)\n\nRobie Basak discovered that LXD incorrectly set permissions when switching\nan unprivileged container into privileged mode. A local attacker could use\nthis issue to access any world readable path in the container directory,\nincluding setuid binaries. (CVE-2016-1582)\n",
  "id": "USN-2988-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:40:59Z",
  "published": "2016-05-31T18:10:23Z",
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