SB2018051604 - Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
Published: May 16, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018051604
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) Improper initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1118)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists in the vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg() function due to improper initialization of memory in messages that are passed between virtual guests and the host operating system. A local attacker can read from the /dev/vhost-net device file and read sensitive kernel memory information.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.