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TI-2013-05394 Aliases CVE-2013-6441GHSA-5m9h-29cp-r3fg

The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.1Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0Vulnerablelxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4.1Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4.2Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.5Vulnerablelxc
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0Vulnerablelxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4.1 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4.2 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·lxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·lxc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6441
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m9h-29cp-r3fg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-28386 lxc lxc-user-nic insufficient ownership validation allows cross-tenant OVS port deletion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2016-07111 Access control flaw in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2016-08200 An issue was discovered in Linux Containers (LXC) before 2016-02-22. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2017-13795 In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2015-01214 lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
See all 11 →

Sources

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