CVE-2018-20510 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive address information from debugfs files in the Linux kernel binder driver, requiring debugfs to be enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-20510?
CVE-2018-20510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The print_binder_transaction_ilocked function in drivers/android/binder.c in the Linux kernel 4.14.90 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading "*from *code *flags" lines in a debugfs file.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20510?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20510?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-20510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20510, GHSA-wrw6-4jhv-6w4v, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20510.