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CVE-2018-5953

The swiotlb_print_info function in lib/swiotlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address informa…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 35%
Public exploits
0
none known

The swiotlb_print_info function in lib/swiotlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "software IO TLB" printk call.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.15.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.md · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/105045 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7d63fb3af87aa67aa7d24466e792f9d7c5 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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