CVE-2018-5995
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5343-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
La función pcpu_embed_first_chunk en mm/percpu.c en el kernel de Linux hasta la versión 4.14.14 permite que usuarios locales obtengan información sensible de direcciones leyendo datos dmesg desde una llamada printk "pages/cpu".
Yiqi Sun and Kevin Wang discovered that the cgroups implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to the cgroups v1 release_agent feature. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. It was discovered that the aufs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict mount namespaces, when mounted with the non-default allow_userns option set. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-01-22 CVE Reserved
- 2018-08-07 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-05-23 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (7)
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049 | Third Party Advisory | |
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.md | Third Party Advisory | |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html | Mailing List |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html | Mailing List |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html | Mailing List |
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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 | Mailing List |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497 | 2019-05-28 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 4.14.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 4.14.14" | - |
Affected
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