SB2018050702 - Privilege escalation in Swift for Ubuntu
Published: May 7, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050702
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4220)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in specific versions of Swift due to improper access and privileges permissions. A local attacker can load libraries with write and execute permissions to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.