Memory leak in NetBSD - #VU17404
Published: February 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17404
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NetBSD Foundation, Inc
Affected software:
NetBSD
NetBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to four bytes of kernel stack were leaked in the ntp_gettime system call. A local attacker can obtain data from kernel memory.
The weakness exists due to four bytes of kernel stack were leaked in the ntp_gettime system call. A local attacker can obtain data from kernel memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.