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CVE-2018-6559

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6559 is a low-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 18.10. It allows local users to discover file names within an overlayfs mount inside a user namespace, even if they lack direct access to those files. With a CVSS score of 3.3, this vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a limited impact of information disclosure without affecting integrity or availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,511 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

launchpad.net / bugs/1793458
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.ubuntu.com / archives/kernel-team/2018-October/096172.html
Third Party Advisory
people.canonical.com / ~ubuntu-security/cve/2018/CVE-2018-6559.html
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3832-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3833-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3835-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3836-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3836-2
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105752
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry