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Ubuntu 15.10 & 15.04: USN-2813-1 Critical LXCFS Privilege Escalation

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in LXCFS.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2813-1
November 17, 2015

lxcfs vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in LXCFS.

Software Description:
- lxcfs: FUSE based filesystem for LXC

Details:

It was discovered that LXCFS incorrectly enforced directory escapes. A
local attacker could use this issue to possibly escalate privileges.
(CVE-2015-1342)

It was discovered that LXCFS incorrectly checked certain permissions. A
local attacker could use this issue t possibly escalate privileges.
(CVE-2015-1344)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
  lxcfs                           0.10-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 15.04:
  lxcfs                           0.7-0ubuntu4.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2813-1
  CVE-2015-1342, CVE-2015-1344

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/0.10-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/0.7-0ubuntu4.1


Ubuntu 15.10 & 15.04: USN-2813-1 Critical LXCFS Privilege Escalation

ubuntu
Calendar Grey November 17, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
LXCFS security flaws impact Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10; various vulnerabilities resolved through essential update procedures.
Several security issues were fixed in LXCFS.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: lxcfs 0.10-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 15.04: lxcfs 0.7-0ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2813-1

CVE-2015-1342, CVE-2015-1344

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November 17, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/0.10-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/0.7-0ubuntu4.1

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