SB2019081915 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: August 19, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081915
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18550)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. There is potential exposure of kernel stack memory because aac_get_hba_info does not initialize the hbainfo structure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.