CVE-2013-6441
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (25)
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also known as (3)
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references (12)
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045cnnvd
- https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1cnnvd
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2enisa_euvd
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