QID 710561

Date Published: 2021-09-06

QID 710561: Gentoo Linux LXC Remote Security bypass Vulnerability (GLSA 201711-09)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability in LXC may lead to an unauthorized security bypass.

Affected Package(s): app-emulation/lxc

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201711-09 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201711-09 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09