Vulnerability identifier: #VU17414

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
NetBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: NetBSD Foundation, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to sixteen bytes of kernel heap were leaked in the settime system call. A local attacker can obtain data from kernel memory.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NetBSD: 7.0 - 8.0

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External links
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2019-001.txt.asc

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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.