PT-2017-3823
CVE-2018-5995
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Published
2017-11-29
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Updated
2022-03-22
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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