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title: "CVE-2016-1582\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1582

Publication date 31 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1582?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

LXD before 2.0.2 does not properly set permissions when switching an
unprivileged container into privileged mode, which allows local users to
access arbitrary world readable paths in the container directory via
unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| lxd | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.0.2-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Fixed 0.20-0ubuntu4.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1582)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1582)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1582)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1582)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2988-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2988-1)
+ LXD vulnerabilities
+ 31 May 2016

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1582>