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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00
Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.18.7
netapp/active_iq_performance_analytics_services
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
9.5
netapp/data_availability_services
netapp/element_software
opensuse/leap
15.0
opensuse/leap
15.1
Published
Jul 26, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026