CVE-2018-14656 HIGH

CVE-2018-14656

Vendor [Unknown]
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published October 8, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A missing address check in the callers of the show_opcodes() in the Linux kernel allows an attacker to dump the kernel memory at an arbitrary kernel address into the dmesg log.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 8, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated