CVE-2018-11508

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The compat_get_timex function in kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via adjtimex.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-11508
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-05-28T13:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-27T16:11:12
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.16.9
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.9 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1574 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a0b98734479aa5b3c671d5190e86273372cab95 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104292 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46208/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11508
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11508
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:45:01 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 06:41:50 2018-05-28T13:29Z 2018-05-28T13:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 06:41:50 2019-03-27T16:11:12 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 06:41:50 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated