util/virlog.c in libvirt does not properly determine the hostname on LXC container startup, which allows local guest OS users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted NSS module.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-23T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:10:11.370Z

Reserved: 2018-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-6764

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-02-23T17:29:00.473

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2018-6764

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-6764 - Bugzilla