CVE-2018-5995

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 4.14.14

Description The issue is related to the pcpu embed first chunk function in the Linux kernel, which allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "pages/cpu" printk call. This could potentially enable an attacker to gain unauthorized access to information.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions through 4.14.14, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.