Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2016
CVE-2016-1581
LXD before 2.0.2 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/zfs.img when setting up a loop based ZFS pool, which allows local users to copy and read data from arbitrary…
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LXD before 2.0.2 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/zfs.img when setting up a loop based ZFS pool, which allows local users to copy and read data from arbitrary containers via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LX
Lxd · Canonical
through 2.0.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1581
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1581
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2988-1
Vendor Advisory
https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/news/
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