SB2015082801 - Link following in lxc (Alpine package)
Published: August 28, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015082801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1331)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.