CVE-2018-5953

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105045	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7d63fb3af87aa67aa7d24466e792f9d7c57d8e79	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.md	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105045	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7d63fb3af87aa67aa7d24466e792f9d7c57d8e79	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.md	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-07 18:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:09

NVD link : CVE-2018-5953

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5953

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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