VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-5995
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.mdThird Party Advisory
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.mdThird Party Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.