Skip to main content

Lxc CVE-2015-1334

MEDIUM
DEPRECATED: Code (CWE-17)
2015-08-12 security@ubuntu.com
4.6
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
Impact

CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.10%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

attach.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier uses the proc filesystem in a container, which allows local container users to escape AppArmor or SELinux confinement by mounting a proc filesystem with a crafted. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-17. attach.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier uses the proc filesystem in a container, which allows local container users to escape AppArmor or SELinux confinement by mounting a proc filesystem with a crafted (1) AppArmor profile or (2) SELinux label. Affected products include: Linuxcontainers Lxc.

Know when Lxc gets its next vulnerability

  • Watch products and get an email when something new is published
  • Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
  • Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

attach.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier uses the proc filesystem in a container, which allows local container users to escape AppArmor or SELinux confinement by mounting a proc filesystem with a crafted (1) AppArmor profile or (2) SELinux label.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 73% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More in Lxc

View all
CVE-2013-6441 HIGH POC
7.2 Feb 14

The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/

CVE-2026-33945 CRITICAL
9.9 Mar 26

Path traversal in Incus system container manager allows authenticated remote attackers to write arbitrary files as root

CVE-2026-33897 CRITICAL
9.9 Mar 26

Incus system container and virtual machine manager versions prior to 6.23.0 allow authenticated users with instance acce

CVE-2016-8649 CRITICAL
9.1 May 01

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 inh

CVE-2015-1331 MEDIUM POC
4.9 Aug 12

lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.

CVE-2026-33898 HIGH
8.8 Mar 26

Authentication bypass in Incus webui (versions prior to 6.23.0) permits local or remote attackers to gain unauthorized a

CVE-2016-10124 HIGH
8.6 Jan 09

An issue was discovered in Linux Containers (LXC) before 2016-02-22. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability

CVE-2026-52727 HIGH
7.2 Sep 17

Hard-coded pacman signing key in lxc-ci's Arch Linux image build lets a mirror-position attacker forge trusted packages

CVE-2015-1335 HIGH
7.2 Oct 01

lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container administrators to escape AppArmor confinemen

CVE-2026-33743 MEDIUM
6.5 Mar 26

Denial of service in Incus prior to version 6.23.0 allows authenticated users with storage bucket access to crash the In

CVE-2026-33542 MEDIUM
5.7 Mar 26

Incus versions prior to 6.23.0 fail to validate image fingerprints when downloading from simplestreams servers, enabling

CVE-2026-33711 MEDIUM
4.7 Mar 26

Incus versions prior to 6.23.0 allow local authenticated attackers to manipulate temporary screenshot files via predicta

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy