CVE-2018-6559
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 26, 2018
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 2, 2018
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 Information Exposure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10Canonical Ltd. |
|
References
- 105752vdb-entry
- USN-3836-2vendor-advisory
- USN-3835-1vendor-advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html
- USN-3833-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3832-1vendor-advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458
- USN-3836-1vendor-advisory
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