CVE-2018-20511

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.18.11 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.11. The ipddp_ioctl function in drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel address information by leveraging CAP_NET_ADMIN to read the ipddp_route dev and next fields via an SIOCFINDIPDDPRT ioctl call.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/9/27/480
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.11
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106347
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
linux/linux_kernel < 4.18.11
Published Dec 27, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026