UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6441

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6441
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6441.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6441
Upstream
Related
  • USN-2104-1
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:56Z
Published
2013-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:10:49.713621Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / lxc

Package

Name
lxc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lxc@1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

1.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "liblxc0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "lxc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "lxc-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "lxc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "lxc-templates"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "lxc-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "python3-lxc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}