CVE-2023-5536

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    CVE-2023-5536

    Published: 12 Dec 2023Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

    References: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5536, https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/easy-multi-user-lxd-setup/26215/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5536, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1829071

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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