Detections
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Ubuntu 15.04 / 15.10 : lxcfs vulnerabilities (USN-2813-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 86911
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
It was discovered that LXCFS incorrectly enforced directory escapes. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly escalate privileges.(CVE-2015-1342)
It was discovered that LXCFS incorrectly checked certain permissions.
A local attacker could use this issue t possibly escalate privileges.
(CVE-2015-1344).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected lxcfs package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 86911
File Name: ubuntu_USN-2813-1.nasl
Version: 2.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 11/18/2015
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lxcfs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1342, CVE-2015-1344
USN: 2813-1