Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
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 SBS HC printk call.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Virtualization Host — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040319 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4120 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5750?
- CVE-2018-5750 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5750?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.