Canonical LXD versions 4.12 through 6.7 contain an incomplete denylist in isVMLowLevelOptionForbidden (lxd/project/limits/permissions.go), which omits raw.apparmor and raw.qemu.conf from the set of keys blocked under the restricted.virtual-machines.lowlevel=block project restriction. A remote attacker with can_edit permission on a VM instance in a restricted project can inject an AppArmor rule and a QEMU chardev configuration that bridges the LXD Unix socket into the guest VM, enabling privilege escalation to LXD cluster administrator and subsequently to host root.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17909 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6f | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6f | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
22 Apr 2026, 20:57
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Canonical
Canonical lxd |
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| References | () https://github.com/canonical/lxd/pull/17909 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6f - Third Party Advisory |
09 Apr 2026, 13:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-fm2x-c5qw-4h6f - |
09 Apr 2026, 10:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-09 10:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:38
NVD link : CVE-2026-34177
Mitre link : CVE-2026-34177
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34177
JSON object : View
Products Affected
canonical
- lxd
CWE
CWE-184
Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs
