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CVE-2018-5995

The pcpu_embed_first_chunk function in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address infor…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

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

The pcpu_embed_first_chunk function in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "pages/cpu" printk call.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/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

  • securityfocus.com /bid/105049 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.md · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2019/dsa-4497 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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