Link Following Affecting lxc package, versions <1:1.0.6-6+deb8u1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LXC-385874
- published 12 Aug 2015
- disclosed 12 Aug 2015
Introduced: 12 Aug 2015
CVE-2015-1331 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 lxc to version 1:1.0.6-6+deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lxc package and not the lxc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1331
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
- https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1331
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1
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