Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-20511
Published: December 27, 2018 / Updated: December 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16746
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20511
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in ipddp_ioctl function in drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c. A remote attacker can leverage CAP_NET_ADMIN to read the ipddp_route dev and next fields via an SIOCFINDIPDDPRT ioctl call.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20511
Update tp version 4.18.11.