CVE-2018-6553 (GCVE-0-2018-6553)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-10 15:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:51
VLAI?
Title
AppArmor cupsd Sandbox Bypass Due to Use of Hard Links
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Escape from sandbox confinement
Assigner
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Impacted products
Credits
Dan Bastone
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