Medium severity · published Jan 26, 2018
CVE-2018-5750
The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an…
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.14.15 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
VH
Virtualization Host · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5750
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5750
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040319
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
Issue Tracking
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10174835/
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