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CVE-2015-1331
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
Medium4.9EPSS 0.46%
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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/*.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- DSA-3317 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 75999 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2675-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1315 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1481 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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