Description
Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. An issue in versions prior to 6.0.6 and 6.19.0 affects any Incus user in an environment where an unprivileged user may have root access to a container with an attached custom storage volume that has the `security.shifted` property set to `true` as well as access to the host as an unprivileged user. The most common case for this would be systems using `incus-user` with the less privileged `incus` group to provide unprivileged users with an isolated restricted access to Incus. Such users may be able to create a custom storage volume with the necessary property (depending on kernel and filesystem support) and can then write a setuid binary from within the container which can be executed as an unprivileged user on the host to gain root privileges. A patch for this issue is expected in versions 6.0.6 and 6.19.0. As a workaround, permissions can be manually restricted until a patched version of Incus is deployed.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lxc | incus | < 6.0.6, >= 6.1.0, < 6.19.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | incus | 6.0.5-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | incus | 6.0.4-2+deb13u2 | DSA-6051-1 |
| Debian 13 | lxd | 5.0.2+git20231211.1364ae4-9+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | lxd | 5.0.2-5+deb12u2 | DSA-6057-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | incus | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | incus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | incus | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | incus | 6.0.6-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/lxc/incus | all versions | — | GO-2025-4115 |
| Go | github.com/lxc/incus/v6 | < 6.19.0 | 6.19.0 | GHSA-56mx-8g9f-5crf |
| Go | github.com/lxc/incus/v6 | >= 6.1.0 | — | GO-2025-4115 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
- DSA-6057-1 lxd - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Nov 13, 2025
- DSA-6051-1 incus - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Nov 10, 2025