ubuntu-cve-2017-18641
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-02-10 01:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers.
Severity
8.1 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a digital-signature check, before running it to bootstrap containers.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18641",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:22Z",
"published": "2020-02-10T01:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18641"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/lxc/lxc/pull/1371"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2020/02/msg00102.html"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18641"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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"upstream": [
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]
}
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