UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6441

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6441

    Published: 31 Dec 2013Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-6441
    Aliases:
    USN-2104-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6441, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2104-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6441

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: lxc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~beta2-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1

    Affected versions

    1.0.0~alpha1-0ubuntu11
    1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu1
    1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3
    1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu4
    1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5
    1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu6
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu1
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu2
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu3
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu4
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu5
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu6
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu7
    1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu8
    1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu1
    1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu2
    1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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