CVE-2018-7754 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive address information from debugfs files in the Linux kernel, potentially aiding further exploitation.
- 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-2018-7754?
CVE-2018-7754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The aoedisk_debugfs_show function in drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c in the Linux kernel through 4.16.4rc4 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading "ffree: " lines in a debugfs file.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7754?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7754?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-7754 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7754 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7754, GHSA-g3w7-5hqx-74mg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7754.