CVE-2018-6557

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions base-files package in Ubuntu versions 18.04 before 10.1ubuntu2.2 base-files package in Ubuntu versions 18.10 before 10.1ubuntu6

Description The MOTD update script in the base-files package 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.

Recommendations For Ubuntu 18.04 before 10.1ubuntu2.2, update to version 10.1ubuntu2.2 or later to resolve the issue. For Ubuntu 18.10 before 10.1ubuntu6, update to version 10.1ubuntu6 or later to resolve the issue.