CVE-2023-5536 | BDVDB-2026-218966 Detail

CanonicalUbuntu Server

Description#

A feature in LXD (LP#1829071), affects the default configuration of Ubuntu Server which allows privileged users in the lxd group to escalate their privilege to root without requiring a sudo password.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-12-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-02Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-12-12
Last modified: 2024-08-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Canonical
Product: Ubuntu Server

All Canonical vulnerabilities

Score

5.0 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 15.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.0 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).