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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6553

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6553 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

The CUPS AppArmor profile incorrectly confined the dnssd backend due to use of hard links. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escape confinement. This flaw affects versions prior to 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, prior to 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.1 in Ubuntu 17.10, prior to 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and prior to 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11cups0, 0, 0
Debian:12cups0, 0, 0
Debian:14cups0, 0, 0
Debian:13cups0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 10, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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