CVE-2026-63297
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.
How to fix
- canonical lxd5.0.8, 5.21.6, 6.9 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical lxd | 5.0.0 ≤ v < 5.0.8, 5.1 ≤ v < 5.21.6, 6.0 ≤ v < 6.9 | 5.0.8, 5.21.6, 6.9 |
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