CVE-2023-5536

A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536	Third Party Advisory
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4	Vendor Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-12-12 02:15

Updated : 2023-12-18 20:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-5536

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5536

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5536

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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