CVE-2018-6559 (GCVE-0-2018-6559)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-10-26 17:00
Modified
2024-09-16 19:19
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
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
security@ubuntu.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@ubuntu.com https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/ Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/ Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/ Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/ Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/ Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Canonical Ltd. Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10 Version: 4.15.0-38.41
Version: 4.18.0-10.11
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