CVE-2018-20855

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se detectó un problema en el kernel de Linux anterior a versión 4.18.7. En create_qp_common en archivo drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, la función mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp nunca fue inicializada, resultando en una pérdida de memoria de pila en el espacio de usuario.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-07-26 CVE Reserved
2019-07-26 CVE Published
2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00	2019-11-20
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00	2019-11-20

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html	2019-11-20
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html	2019-11-20
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7	2019-11-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 4.18.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 4.18.7"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Performance Analytics Services Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Performance Analytics Services"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				>= 9.5 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" and version " >= 9.5"		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Data Availability Services Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Data Availability Services"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Element Software Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Element Software"				-		-		Affected