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CVE-2018-6556

lxc-user-nic when asked to delete a network interface will unconditionally open a user provided path. This code path may be used by an unprivileged user to check for the existence of a path which they wouldn't otherwise be able to reach. It may also be used to trigger side effects by causing a (read-only) open of special kernel files (ptmx, proc, sys). Affected releases are LXC: 2.0 versions above and including 2.0.9; 3.0 versions above and including 3.0.0, prior to 3.0.2.

  • Published: Aug 10, 2018
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2018-6556
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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