Critical certificate-validation flaws in Incus and LXD allow unauthenticated cluster takeover
CRITICAL · VULNERABILITYIncusredteam/daily · 1 source
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- Critical
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What happened
Critical certificate-validation vulnerabilities in Incus and Canonical LXD let unauthenticated attackers with network access to the HTTPS listener impersonate trusted identities. Exploitation does not need valid credentials or the private key of a trusted certificate, and the LXD flaw may expose entire clusters.
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What to do
- Check vendor advisories for Incus and LXD and apply the fixed versions once they are confirmed.
- Restrict network access to the HTTPS management listener to trusted hosts only.
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