Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201818505000
Revision Date:2019-02-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-18505 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:An earlier fix for an Inter-process Communication (IPC) vulnerability, CVE-2011-3079, added authentication to communication between IPC endpoints and server parents during IPC process creation. This authentication is insufficient for channels created after the IPC process is started, leading to the authentication not being correctly applied to later channels. This could allow for a sandbox escape through IPC channels due to lack of message validation in the listener process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-18505
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '65.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1').
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'mozjs38' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The vulnerability of the 'mozjs52' package in bionic is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
  • OR The 'thunderbird' package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1').
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