CVE-2013-6441 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 14 Feb 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by modifying the init file due to insecure read-write permissions in the lxc-sshd template.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-6441?

CVE-2013-6441 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6441?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linuxcontainers Lxc.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6441?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6441, GHSA-5m9h-29cp-r3fg, MGASA-2014-0102, SUSE-RU-2015:0992-1.