CVE-2018-6557

Description

The MOTD update script in the base-files package in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS before 10.1ubuntu2.2, and Ubuntu 18.10 before 10.1ubuntu6 incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly escalate privileges if kernel symlink restrictions were disabled.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.0
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.051

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Debian base system miscellaneous files (USN-3748-1) base-files_10.1ubuntu2.2_i386.debLinux
Debian base system miscellaneous files (USN-3748-1) base-files_10.1ubuntu2.2_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234