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The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 26, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-5750

GHSA ID

GHSA-2mwq-2q44-8rc8

Source code

No known source code

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