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CVE-2018-6559

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Date: October 17, 2018

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.

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Related Resources (12)

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-6559
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6559
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-6559

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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