MEDIUM
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*
Published Aug 12, 2015
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.46% 0.00459
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00459
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 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 37.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.76th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Aug 12, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1331
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a