Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB

Security Bulletin

Summary

A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-6557
DESCRIPTION: base-files package Ubuntu is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an issue with improper handling of temporary files in the MOTD update script. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition or gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148633 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 patch

MariaDB

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

12 March 2019 - original document published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB