# CVE-2015-1335: lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container administrators to escape AppArmor confinement via a symlink atta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container administrators to escape AppArmor confinement via a symlink attack on a (1) mount target or (2) bind mount source.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170045.html
- https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-devel/2015-September/012434.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3400
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1476662
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76894
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/592fd47a6245508b79fe6ac819fe6d3b2c1289be
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/29/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2753-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171358.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171364.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html

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