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CVE-2018-14348

Published: 14 August 2018

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that libcgroup incorrectly handled log file permissions. An attacker could possibly use thise issue to obtain sensitive information.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libcgroup
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (0.41-8ubuntu2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
focal Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
groovy Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
impish Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
lunar Not vulnerable
(0.41-10)
trusty
Released (0.38-1ubuntu2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (0.41-7ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N