lxc: sshd template allow privilege escalation on host
Published Feb 14, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.0
- 0.1.0
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.1
- 0.3.0
- 0.4.0
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.6.5
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.7.4
- 0.7.4.1
- 0.7.4.2
- 0.7.5
- 0.8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of libvirt (which includes lxc) as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as they do not include the template file lxc-sshd.in.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 40.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 38.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6441 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045988 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6441
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6441
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6441 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045988 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6441 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6441 |
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