DSA-6373-1 lxd - security update
Multiple security issues were discovered in LXD, a system container and virtual machine manager, which could result in a bypass of security restrictions or the execution of arbitrary commands. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6373-1
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple security issues in LXD could allow bypass of security restrictions or execution of arbitrary commands.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of LXD are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary due to the potential for serious security breaches.
- Action
- Apply the latest security update for LXD.
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Details
Original advisory: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00284.html
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-96390.55% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 43% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-96400.63% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 48% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487490.81% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 54% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487500.78% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 53% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487510.70% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 50% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487520.81% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 54% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487550.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 36% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-487690.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 36% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-556210.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-556220.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-9639 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-9640 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48749 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48750 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48751 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48752 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48755 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-48769 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-55621 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-55622 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- highCVE-2026-55622: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing autho…nvd
- highCVE-2026-55621: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, missing autho…nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48769: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, an arbitrary …nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48755: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.1.0, improper vali…nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48752: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially c…nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48751: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, instance snap…nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48750: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, the `record-o…nvd
- criticalCVE-2026-48749: Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.2.0, a specially c…nvd
- highCVE-2026-9640: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in LXD from 6.0 before 6.9, 5.21.0 before 5.21.5, a…nvd
- mediumCVE-2026-9639: Nil-pointer dereference in CreateCustomVolumeFromBackup in LXD up to version 6.8 and 5.21 on Li…nvd
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