VDB
CVE-2018-6556
CVE-2018-6556
PUBLISHED
CVSS 3.299999952316284 LOW
lxc-user-nic when asked to delete a network interface will unconditionally open a user provided path. This code path may be used by an unprivileged user to check for the existence of a path which they wouldn't otherwise be able to reach. It may also be used to trigger side effects by causing a (read-only) open of special kernel files (ptmx, proc, sys). Affected releases are LXC: 2.0 versions above and including 2.0.9; 3.0 versions above and including 3.0.0, prior to 3.0.2.
EPSS 0.33% · 24.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
3.299999952316284
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.33%
24.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | lxc | 0, 2.1.0-0ubuntu1, 2.1.1-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6556 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3730-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6556 third-party-advisory