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Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In incus

Description

Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Prior to version 7.3.0, an unprivileged, project-confined Incus user (a non-admin TLS/RBAC identity with can_create_images and can_create_instances) can execute arbitrary code as root on the host. A crafted image ships backup.yaml as a symlink to a host file. When the root daemon writes the instance's backup file, it follows the symlink. Version 7.3.0 patches the issue.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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