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CVE-2018-6920 Details

Description

In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE(r332303), 11.1-RELEASE-p10, 10.4-STABLE(r332321), and 10.4-RELEASE-p9, due to insufficient initialization of memory copied to userland in the Linux subsystem and Atheros wireless driver, small amounts of kernel memory may be disclosed to userland processes. Unprivileged authenticated local users may be able to access small amounts of privileged kernel data.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freebsd freebsd
>= 10.0, < 10.4
>= 11.0, < 11.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6920
NVD Published Date:
May 8, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6920 Details - Not Deferred