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CVE-2018-6559

low

Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10, allows local users to obtain names of files in which they would not normally be able to access via an overlayfs mount inside of a user namespace.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-26

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00083