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CVE-2018-6553

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CVE-2018-6553

Published: Aug 10, 2018

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

cups

affected
unspecified - < 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1

n/a

cups

affected
unspecified - < 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.1

n/a

cups

affected
unspecified - < 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.5

n/a

cups

affected
unspecified - < 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.10

References

USN-3713-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-4243
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
GLSA-201908-08
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO

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