VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20855
In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · opensuse/leap · netapp/active iq performance analytics services · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/data availability services · netapp/element software
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.