Back
CVE-2018-6559
The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10, allows local users to obtain names of files in which they would not…
Low3.3EPSS 0.53%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- canonical
Description
The Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10, allows local users to obtain names of files in which they would not normally be able to access via an overlayfs mount inside of a user namespace.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
Canonical Ltd. · Linux kernel, as used in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10
- affected 4.15.0-38.41
- affected 4.18.0-10.11
References (9)
- 105752 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-3836-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3835-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3833-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3832-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1793458 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3836-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-6559)Record last updated .