Description
The swiotlb_print_info function in lib/swiotlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "software IO TLB" printk call.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.md
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105045
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7d63fb3af87aa67aa7d24466e792f9d7c57d8e79
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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
< 4.14.14
Published
Aug 07, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026