Description
An authorization bypass vulnerability in LXD allows an authenticated attacker to bypass project-level container isolation restrictions. When a project is configured with restrictions on container privileges (such as enforcing restricted.containers.privilege=isolated), LXD fails to enforce the requirement if an instance configuration omits the security.idmap.isolated key. An attacker can exploit this flaw by creating or updating an instance without explicitly setting security.idmap.isolated, bypassing the target project's security constraints.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | LXD | 4.0.0 – < 4.0.12, 5.0.0 – < 5.0.8, 5.21.0 – < 5.21.6, 6.0 – < 6.10 | 4.0.12 |
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 13 | lxd | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | lxd | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | lxd | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | lxd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | lxd | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | lxd | 5.21.6-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21788-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21788-1 Security update for lxd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7vp9-3vmp-c5jm vdb-entry vendor-advisory