CVE-2018-20855 | BDVDB-2026-119795 Detail
Description#
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.