Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2016-8649

lxc-attach in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows an attacker inside of an unprivileged container to use an inherited file descriptor, of the host's /proc, to access the rest of the host's filesystem via the openat() family of syscalls.

  • Published: May 1, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-8649
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 9
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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