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CVE-2018-6557 (GCVE-0-2018-6557)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-21 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:24
VLAI
Title
Insecure temporary file use in base-files
Summary
The MOTD update script in the base-files package in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS before 10.1ubuntu2.2, and Ubuntu 18.10 before 10.1ubuntu6 incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges if kernel symlink restrictions were disabled.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Insecure Temporary File
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3748-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041530 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105148 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ubuntu base-files Affected: unspecified , < 10.1ubuntu2.2 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-08-21 00:00
Credits
Sander Bos
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