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Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-63297 EUVD-2026-57513

Cross-project instance copy bypasses target project restrictions via TOCTOU in config merge

Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by canonical

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Canonical LXD 5.0.0 – < 5.0.8, 5.21.0 – < 5.21.6 5.0.8

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 13 lxd No fix yet —
Debian 12 lxd No fix yet —
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS lxd No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
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Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS lxd No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS lxd No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 lxd 5.21.6-bp160.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21788-1

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