CVE-2018-11508 Information

Description

The compat_get_timex function in kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via adjtimex.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/ https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5