Memory leak in NetBSD - #VU17419
Published: February 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17419
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to many bytes of kernel stack were leaked in the msgctl system call implemented in the compatibility layers. A local attacker can obtain data from kernel memory.
The weakness exists due to many bytes of kernel stack were leaked in the msgctl system call implemented in the compatibility layers. A local attacker can obtain data from kernel memory.
Affected software
NetBSD
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.