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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1331 · published 12 August 2015

CVE-2015-1331: Linuxcontainers lxc link following vulnerability

Linuxcontainers · Lxc

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

4.9 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.46% · top 62.5% CWE-59 · Link following
4.9CVSS 2.0 base score
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842 Exploit
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00066.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3317
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75999
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2675-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1470842 Exploit
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/72cf81f6a3404e35028567db2c99a90406e9c6e6
https://service.ait.ac.at/security/2015/LxcSecurityAnalysis.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1331), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.