VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-11508
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.