What is CVE-2018-1063?

CVE-2018-1063 is a vulnerability that allows a local unprivileged attacker to change the SELinux context of an arbitrary file to a context with few restrictions.

How severe is CVE-2018-1063?

CVE-2018-1063 has a severity rating of medium, with a score of 4.4.

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-1063?

Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 and SELinux Project SELinux are affected by CVE-2018-1063.

How can I fix CVE-2018-1063?

To fix CVE-2018-1063, it is recommended to apply the patches provided by Redhat or SELinux Project.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-1063?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-1063 in the references provided: [RHSA-2018:0913](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0913) and [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550122).

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CVE-2018-1063

medium

4.4

CWE

282 59

28/2/2018

2/3/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-1063

First published: Wed Feb 28 2018(Updated: )

Context relabeling of filesystems is vulnerable to symbolic link attack, allowing a local, unprivileged malicious entity to change the SELinux context of an arbitrary file to a context with few restrictions. This only happens when the relabeling process is done, usually when taking SELinux state from disabled to enable (permissive or enforcing). The issue was found in policycoreutils 2.5-11.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Redhat Enterprise Linux	=7.0
SELinux Project SELinux

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What is CVE-2018-1063?
CVE-2018-1063 is a vulnerability that allows a local unprivileged attacker to change the SELinux context of an arbitrary file to a context with few restrictions.
How severe is CVE-2018-1063?
CVE-2018-1063 has a severity rating of medium, with a score of 4.4.
Which software is affected by CVE-2018-1063?
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 and SELinux Project SELinux are affected by CVE-2018-1063.
How can I fix CVE-2018-1063?
To fix CVE-2018-1063, it is recommended to apply the patches provided by Redhat or SELinux Project.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-1063?
You can find more information about CVE-2018-1063 in the references provided: [RHSA-2018:0913](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0913) and [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550122).

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