SB2015093005 - Link following in lxc (Alpine package)
Published: September 30, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015093005
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1335)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container administrators to escape AppArmor confinement via a symlink attack on a (1) mount target or (2) bind mount source.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.