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CVE-2018-20855

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
26/07/2019
Last modified:
20/11/2019

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.30 LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
3.30
Severity 3.x
LOW
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.18.7 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* 9.5 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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