CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedLima versions prior to 2.1.3 are vulnerable on Linux systems when using the qemu driver, allowing arbitrary users within a virtual machine to access the guest agent socket. This access can lead to unauthorized command execution with root privileges, posing a significant security risk. Organizations utilizing Lima for running Linux VMs, particularly those with enabled guest agents, should prioritize upgrading to version 2.1.3 to mitigate this vulnerability.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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Original NVD Description
Lima launches Linux virtual machines, typically on macOS, for running containerd. Prior to 2.1.3, on an instance of Lima running with the qemu driver, an arbitrary user in the VM could access /run/lima-guestagent.sock when the guest agent is enabled, which could result in running arbitrary commands with root privileges in the VM because the guest agent socket provides tunneling for arbitrary addresses, including Unix socket addresses for privileged daemons like D-Bus. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.3.