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CVE-2015-1344

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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.

Date published : 2015-12-07

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxcfs/+bug/1512854

https://github.com/lxc/lxcfs/commit/8ee2a503e102b1a43ec4d83113dc275ab20a869a

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