Description
Canonical LXD versions 4.12 through 6.7 contain an incomplete denylist in isVMLowLevelOptionForbidden (lxd/project/limits/permissions.go), which omits raw.apparmor and raw.qemu.conf from the set of keys blocked under the restricted.virtual-machines.lowlevel=block project restriction. A remote attacker with can_edit permission on a VM instance in a restricted project can inject an AppArmor rule and a QEMU chardev configuration that bridges the LXD Unix socket into the guest VM, enabling privilege escalation to LXD cluster administrator and subsequently to host root.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | lxd | >= 4.12.0, < 5.0.7; >= 5.1.0, < 5.21.5; >= 6.0.0, < 6.8.0 |
References
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17909Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6fThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6fThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed