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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842959
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3136-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'lxc' package(s) announced via the USN-3136-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'lxc' package(s) announced via the USN-3136-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Roman Fiedler discovered a directory traversal flaw in lxc-attach. An
attacker with access to an LXC container could exploit this flaw to access
files outside of the container.

Affected Software/OS:
'lxc' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8649
94498
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94498
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845465
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1639345
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1398242
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/81f466d05f2a89cb4f122ef7f593ff3f279b165c
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8649
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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