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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6556

DEBIAN-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.

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

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12lxc0, 0, 0
Debian:13lxc0, 0, 0
Debian:14lxc0, 0, 0
Debian:11lxc0, 0, 0

Timeline

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