CVE-2015-8222

high

Description

The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2809-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-11-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00121