CVE-2018-5995 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049 https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.md https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497

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