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CVE-2018-5953 Details

Description

The swiotlb_print_info function in lib/swiotlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "software IO TLB" printk call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.md CVEThird Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7d63fb3af87aa67aa7d24466e792f9d7c57d8e79 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105045 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.14.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5953
NVD Published Date:
Aug 7, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-5953 Details - Not Deferred