CVE-2018-20855
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-20855 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-07-26 05:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-11-20 15:31:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Active Iq Performance Analytics Services | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Active Iq Performance Analytics Services | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Data Availability Services | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Data Availability Services | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Element Software | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Element Software | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MISC | git.kernel.org | Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7 | MISC | cdn.kernel.org | Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1924-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1923-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| IB/mlx5: Fix leaking stack memory to userspace · torvalds/linux@0625b4b · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| August 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | CONFIRM | security.netapp.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.