Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-8222 (CCN-108345)

Assigned:2015-11-17
Published:2015-11-17
Updated:2015-11-18
Summary:The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-8222

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-2809-1

Source: CCN
Type: Launchpad #1515689
Wrong mode on unix.socket when socket activated

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-cve20158222-priv-esc(108345)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    canonical ubuntu linux 15.10