TI-2015-06776 Aliases CVE-2015-8222 GHSA-5rhm-g244-h7c9

The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1…

LOW 21CWE-264Published 2015-11-17 · Updated 2024-09-16

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: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00382 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::*	15.10	Vulnerable	Canonical

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8222
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rhm-g244-h7c9

References

Patch 1

USN-2809-1

Other 2

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Sources

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