What is CVE-2024-6156?

CVE-2024-6156 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Lxd, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-6156?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Lxd

CVE-2024-6156

Mark Laing discovered that LXD's PKI mode, until version 5.21.2, could be bypassed if the client's certificate was present in the trust store.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Canonical Ltd. Lxd — versions 4.0
Canonical Lxd

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6156?: CVE-2024-6156 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Lxd, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2024-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-6156?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.