CVE-2015-6927
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CVE-2015-6927 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. vzctl before 4.9.4 determines the virtual environment (VE) layout based on the presence of root.hdd/DiskDescriptor.xml in the VE private directory, which allows local simfs container (CT) root users to change the root password for arbitrary ploop containers, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the ploop container root.hdd file and then access a control panel.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
vzctl before 4.9.4 determines the virtual environment (VE) layout based on the presence of root.hdd/DiskDescriptor.xml in the VE private directory, which allows local simfs container (CT) root users to change the root password for arbitrary ploop containers, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on the ploop container root.hdd file and then access a control panel.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openvz | Vzctl | <= 4.9.3 |
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