CVE-2018-16359

Description

Google gVisor before 2018-08-23, within the seccomp sandbox, permits access to the renameat system call, which allows attackers to rename files on the host OS.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.12%

Vendor Advisory chromium.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1632	vendor advisory
https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/001a4c2493b13a43d62c7511fb509a959ae4abc2	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16359?: CVE-2018-16359 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16359?: To fix CVE-2018-16359, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16359 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16359 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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