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CVE-2015-1331

Published: 22 July 2015

lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Affects LXC 1.0.0 and higher

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
lxc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable

trusty
Released (1.0.7-0ubuntu0.2)
upstream
Released (1.1.3)
utopic
Released (1.1.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3.3)
vivid
Released (1.1.2-0ubuntu3.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6