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CVE-2018-6559 — The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18

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.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.08% (top 75.60%)
CWE
CWE-200
Published
2018-10-26T17:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T19:19:23.303Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Canonical Ltd.Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.104.15.0-38.41, 4.18.0-10.11

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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