Description
Path traversal in the btrfs storage driver in Canonical LXD versions 4.0.2 and later (fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8 and 6.10) on Linux allows an authenticated client with permission to create instances in a project to delete arbitrary files on the host as root. On hosts whose root filesystem is btrfs, the client can also place attacker-controlled content at arbitrary host paths, leading to full host compromise. The client does this with a crafted subvolume path containing ../ sequences, sent in either of two ways: in the optimized_header.yaml of an optimized btrfs backup, or in the btrfs migration header sent by a malicious migration source.
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
Upgrade to LXD versions 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8, 6.10 or later.
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History
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Path traversal in the btrfs storage driver in Canonical LXD versions 4.0.2 and later (fixed in 4.0.14, 5.0.10, 5.21.8 and 6.10) on Linux allows an authenticated client with permission to create instances in a project to delete arbitrary files on the host as root. On hosts whose root filesystem is btrfs, the client can also place attacker-controlled content at arbitrary host paths, leading to full host compromise. The client does this with a crafted subvolume path containing ../ sequences, sent in either of two ways: in the optimized_header.yaml of an optimized btrfs backup, or in the btrfs migration header sent by a malicious migration source. | |
| Title | Path traversal in LXD btrfs storage driver allows arbitrary file deletion and write on host as root | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-28T13:21:51.596Z
Reserved: 2026-09-03T11:46:34.569Z
Link: CVE-2026-85185
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-28T14:17:20.130
Modified: 2026-09-28T15:12:32.657
Link: CVE-2026-85185
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-28T15:30:02Z
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