CVE-2018-6553
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.8
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affected products (11)
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references (14)
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- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00014.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154076/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201908-08.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/Patchcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3713-1cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00014.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08enisa_euvd
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