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Critical
CVE-2016-8649
lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows...
Vulnerability Description
lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows an attacker inside of an unprivileged container to use an inherited file descriptor, of the host's /proc, to access the rest of the host's filesystem via the openat() family of syscalls.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398242
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1639345
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/81f466d05f2a89cb4f122ef7f593ff3f279b165c
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845465
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8649
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94498
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6
Vulnerable Versions:
LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.