Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201819044000
Revision Date:2018-11-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-19044 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:keepalived 2.0.8 didn't check for pathnames with symlinks when writing data to a temporary file upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats. This allowed local users to overwrite arbitrary files if fs.protected_symlinks is set to 0, as demonstrated by a symlink from /tmp/keepalived.data or /tmp/keepalived.stats to /etc/passwd.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-19044
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'keepalived' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'code not present').
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