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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.md
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.7%
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 (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.14.14
Published
Aug 07, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026