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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1426-1 | cups security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4243-1 | cups security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-18305 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3713-1 | CUPS vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T19:51:16.287Z
Reserved: 2018-02-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-6553
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-08-10T15:29:01.187
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:10:53.550
Link: CVE-2018-6553
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN