An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD due to a timing flaw during configuration merging allows an authenticated attacker to bypass target project restrictions during cross-project instance copies. When copying an instance to a target project, LXD performs restriction checks before configuration merging is complete, creating a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) condition. An attacker can exploit this flaw to copy instances with disallowed high-privilege configurations into restricted projects, bypassing security controls.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-v989-qw7w-xvg4 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-v989-qw7w-xvg4 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.9 · canonicalNVD modified 2026-10-23 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-v989-qw7w-xvg4 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-v989-qw7w-xvg4 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Mitigation