CVE-2013-6441

high

Description

The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write permissions when mounting /sbin/init, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the init file.

References

https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/f4d5cc8e1f39d132b61e110674528cac727ae0e2

https://github.com/dotcloud/lxc/pull/1

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-6249

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lxc/%2Bbug/1261045

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2104-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-02-14

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H