Overview
- 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.
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.4
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-59
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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{
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{
"negate": false,
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"matchCriteriaId": "8A95C549-93EC-4A40-904F-7CFED2A94694"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "23A7C53F-B80F-4E6A-AFA9-58EEA84BE11D"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "07C312A0-CD2C-4B9C-B064-6409B25C278F"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]