Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2018· Updated Sep 16, 2024
CVE-2018-6559
CVE-2018-6559
Description
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.
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Affected products
61- osv-coords59 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemonspkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemons-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemons-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linuxpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-generic-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melangepkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rcpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-generic
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- Canonical Ltd./Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10v5Range: 4.15.0-38.41
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- usn.ubuntu.com/3832-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- usn.ubuntu.com/3833-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- usn.ubuntu.com/3835-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- usn.ubuntu.com/3836-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- usn.ubuntu.com/3836-2/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105752mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- launchpad.net/bugs/1793458mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.htmlmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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