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01 Record

CVE-2015-1344

The do_write_pids function in lxcfs.c in LXCFS before 0.12 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a pid to the tasks file.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: canonical
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The do_write_pids function in lxcfs.c in LXCFS before 0.12 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a pid to the tasks file.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 31.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2015-12-07 20:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 04:40Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2015-01-22
Assigning CNA
canonical
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
15a7ca75d9af6aa651c26b28ebb284a5a776f68607d9bc9e4da1646f4b3f76e7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicallxcfsNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—

06 References