CVE-2018-7273

Linux Kernel < 4.15.4 - 'show_floppy' KASLR Address Leak

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel through 4.15.4, the floppy driver reveals the addresses of kernel functions and global variables using printk calls within the function show_floppy in drivers/block/floppy.c. An attacker can read this information from dmesg and use the addresses to find the locations of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.

En el kernel de Linux hasta la versión 4.15.4, el controlador del disquete revela las direcciones de las funciones del kernel y las variables globales empleando llamadas printk en la función show_floppy en drivers/block/floppy.c. Un atacante puede leer esta información de dmesg y emplear las direcciones para encontrar las localizaciones del código y los datos del kernel y omitir las protecciones de seguridad como KASLR.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-20 CVE Reserved
2018-02-21 CVE Published
2023-04-07 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103088	Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/2/20/669	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44325	2024-08-05
https://github.com/jedai47/CVE-2018-7273	2023-04-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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"				<= 4.15.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 4.15.4"		-		Affected