Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20186556000
Revision Date:2018-08-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-6556 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-6556
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The 'lxc' package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.0.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.2').
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