LAYER: meta
PACKAGE NAME: base-files
PACKAGE VERSION: 3.0.14
CVE: CVE-2018-6557
CVE STATUS: Patched
CVE SUMMARY: 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.
CVSS v2 BASE SCORE: 4.4
CVSS v3 BASE SCORE: 7.0
VECTOR: LOCAL
VECTORSTRING: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
MORE INFORMATION: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6557