Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Private MariaDB

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&gt; 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