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TI-2015-01210 Aliases CVE-2015-1331GHSA-h6rp-phmv-c3rw

lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.

Priority LOW 23CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00459 40th 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.2Vulnerablelxc
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·lxc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1331
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6rp-phmv-c3rw

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

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
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Sources

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