chmod race in doUidshiftIntoContainer
Published Apr 22, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
LXD before version 0.19-0ubuntu5 doUidshiftIntoContainer() has an unsafe Chmod() call that races against the stat in the Filepath.Walk() function. A symbolic link created in that window could cause any file on the system to have any mode of the attacker's choice.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<0.19-0ubuntu5
- Version
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
github.com/lxc/lxd
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.0.0-20151004155856-19c6961cc101
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/lxc/lxd | 0 | 0.0.0-20151004155856-19c6961cc101 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 58.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 54.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 52.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 61.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 58.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1502270
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mpq-fmr3-6jxv Advisory
- https://github.com/lxc/lxd/commit/19c6961cc1012c8a529f20807328a9357f5034f4 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lxc/lxd/pull/1189
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1340
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0071
Change history (0)
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