Vulnerability in Linuxcontainers Lxc
CVE-2016-8649
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 sys…
EPSS: 0.022 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linuxcontainers Lxc
- N/a Lxc Before 1.0.9 And 2.x 2.0.6 — versions LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8649?
- CVE-2016-8649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linuxcontainers Lxc, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8649?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.