8.7 HIGH
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Attack complexity (AC): LOW
- Privileges required (PR): LOW
- User interaction (UI): NONE
- Scope (S): CHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): HIGH
- Integrity impact (I): HIGH
- Availability impact (A): NONE
Incus container image templating arbitrary host file read and write
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Versions 6.21.0 and below allow a user with the ability to launch a container with a custom image (e.g a member of the ‘incus’ group) to use directory traversal or symbolic links in the templating functionality to achieve host arbitrary file read, and host arbitrary file write. This ultimately results in arbitrary command execution on the host. When using an image with a metadata.yaml containing templates, both the source and target paths are not checked for symbolic links or directory traversal. This can also be exploited in IncusOS. A fix is planned for versions 6.0.6 and 6.21.0, but they have not been released at the time of publication.
References
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-7f67-crqm-jgh7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/HEAD/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go#L7215 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/HEAD/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go#L7294 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/24473599/template_arbitrary_write.sh x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/24473601/templates_arbitrary_write.patch x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-7f67-crqm-jgh7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/HEAD/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go#L7215 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lxc/incus/blob/HEAD/internal/server/instance/drivers/driver_lxc.go#L7294 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/24473599/template_arbitrary_write.sh x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/24473601/templates_arbitrary_write.patch x_refsource_MISC
Affected products
- ==<= 6.0.5
- ==>= 6.1.0, <= 6.20.0
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.incus
Powerful system container and virtual machine manager
pkgs.incus-lts
Powerful system container and virtual machine manager
pkgs.incus-ui-canonical
Web user interface for Incus
pkgs.terraform-providers.incus
None
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nixos-unstable -
- nixos-unstable-small 1.0.0
pkgs.terraform-providers.lxc_incus
None
Package maintainers
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@jnsgruk Jon Seager <jon@sgrs.uk>
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@adamcstephens Adam C. Stephens <happy.plan4249@valkor.net>
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@mkg20001 Maciej Krüger <mkg20001+nix@gmail.com>
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@aanderse Aaron Andersen <aaron@fosslib.net>
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@megheaiulian Meghea Iulian <iulian.meghea@gmail.com>