CVE-2018-6559
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200
Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
26/10/2018
Last modified:
09/10/2019
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.30
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/