PT-2026-71286 · Canonical · Lxd
CVE-2026-63298
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Published
2026-08-12
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Updated
2026-09-02
CVSS v3.1
9.9
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
LXD (affected versions not specified)
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements in the NVIDIA instance configuration handling allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary configuration directives. By inserting newline characters into the
nvidia.driver.capabilities or nvidia.require.* configuration values, an attacker can manipulate the generated lxc.conf file. This allows for arbitrary code execution on the host system with the privileges of the LXD daemon.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
OS Command Injection
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Lxd