Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8222
CVE-2015-8222
Description
The lxd-unix.socket systemd unit file in the Ubuntu lxd package before 0.20-0ubuntu4.1 uses world-readable permissions for /var/lib/lxd/unix.socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
3- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2809-1nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1515689nvd
- github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1307nvd
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