SB2018081709 - Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
Published: August 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018081709
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7754)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the aoedisk_debugfs_show function, as defined in the drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c source code file allows access to ffree:lines in a debugfs file. A local attacker can access the debugfs file to access sensitive address information, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.