CVE-2018-6553

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6553
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-6553.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-6553
Related
Published
2018-08-10T15:29:01Z
Modified
2024-09-11T02:00:04Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.8-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.8-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / cups

Package

Name
cups
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/cups?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.8-5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}