Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-7273 CVE-2018-6412 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU11226
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7273
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the show_floppy function due to insufficient security restrictions. A local attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: 4.10.0 - 4.15.4
External linkshttp://lkml.org/lkml/2018/2/20/669
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU13041
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6412
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer signedness error in the sbusfb_ioctl_helper function in drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c. A remote attacker can use vector related to the FBIOPUTCMAP_SPARC and FBIOGETCMAP_SPARC commands to access arbitrary data.
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 4.4.134, 4.9.104, 4.14.45.
Linux kernel: 2.4.9 - 4.14.44
External linkshttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.134
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.104
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.45
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.