Linux Kernel 'kernel/compat.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:104292

CVE-2018-11508 |

Info

Linux Kernel 'kernel/compat.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 104292
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2018-11508
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 28 2018 12:00AM
Updated: May 28 2018 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Linux kernel 4.16.6
Linux kernel 4.16.3
Linux kernel 4.15.14
Linux kernel 4.15.11
Linux kernel 4.15.9
Linux kernel 4.15.4
Linux kernel 4.14.6
Linux kernel 4.14.5
Linux kernel 4.13.11
Linux kernel 4.13.10
Linux kernel 4.13.9
Linux kernel 4.13.8
Linux kernel 4.13.7
Linux kernel 4.13.6
Linux kernel 4.13.4
Linux kernel 4.13.3
Linux kernel 4.12.9
Linux kernel 4.12.3
Linux kernel 4.12.2
Linux kernel 4.11.9
Linux kernel 4.11.5
Linux kernel 4.11.4
Linux kernel 4.11.3
Linux kernel 4.11.2
Linux kernel 4.11.1
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.15
Linux kernel 4.10.13
Linux kernel 4.10.12
Linux kernel 4.10.10
Linux kernel 4.10.6
Linux kernel 4.10.4
Linux kernel 4.10
Linux kernel 4.1.4
Linux kernel 4.1.1
Linux kernel 4.0.6
Linux kernel 3.19.3
Linux kernel 3.18.22
Linux kernel 3.18.17
Linux kernel 3.18.11
Linux kernel 3.18.8
Linux kernel 3.18.7
Linux kernel 3.18.3
Linux kernel 3.18.2
Linux kernel 3.18.1
Linux kernel 3.17.4
Linux kernel 3.17.2
Linux kernel 3.16.7
Linux kernel 3.16.2
Linux kernel 3.16.1
Linux kernel 3.15.10
Linux kernel 3.15.5
Linux kernel 3.15.2
Linux kernel 3.14.54
Linux kernel 3.14.45
Linux kernel 3.14.37
Linux kernel 3.14.4
Linux kernel 3.14.3
Linux kernel 3.14.2
Linux kernel 3.13.11
Linux kernel 3.13.9
Linux kernel 3.13.3
Linux kernel 3.13.1
Linux kernel 3.12.49
Linux kernel 3.12.48
Linux kernel 3.12.44
Linux kernel 3.12.40
Linux kernel 3.12.21
Linux kernel 3.12.18
Linux kernel 3.12.17
Linux kernel 3.12.16
Linux kernel 3.12.11
Linux kernel 3.12.7
Linux kernel 3.12.4
Linux kernel 3.12.3
Linux kernel 3.12.2
Linux kernel 3.11.3
Linux kernel 3.10.90
Linux kernel 3.10.81
Linux kernel 3.10.73
Linux kernel 3.10.45
Linux kernel 3.10.41
Linux kernel 3.10.38
Linux kernel 3.10.37
Linux kernel 3.10.36
Linux kernel 3.10.30
Linux kernel 3.10.27
Linux kernel 3.10.26
Linux kernel 3.10.23
Linux kernel 3.10.22
Linux kernel 3.10.21
Linux kernel 3.10.14
Linux kernel 3.10.10
Linux kernel 3.10.9
Linux kernel 3.10.7
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.8.6
Linux kernel 3.8.5
Linux kernel 3.8.4
Linux kernel 3.8.2
Linux kernel 3.8.1
Linux kernel 3.7.10
Linux kernel 3.7.9
Linux kernel 3.7.8
Linux kernel 3.7.7
Linux kernel 3.7.5
Linux kernel 3.7.4
Linux kernel 3.7.3
Linux kernel 3.7.2
Linux kernel 3.7.1
Linux kernel 3.6.11
Linux kernel 3.6.10
Linux kernel 3.6.9
Linux kernel 3.6.8
Linux kernel 3.6.7
Linux kernel 3.6.6
Linux kernel 3.6.5
Linux kernel 3.6.4
Linux kernel 3.6.3
Linux kernel 3.6.2
Linux kernel 3.6.1
Linux kernel 3.5.7
Linux kernel 3.5.6
Linux kernel 3.5.5
Linux kernel 3.5.4
Linux kernel 3.5.3
Linux kernel 3.5.2
Linux kernel 3.5.1
Linux kernel 3.4.88
Linux kernel 3.4.87
Linux kernel 3.4.86
Linux kernel 3.4.80
Linux kernel 3.4.76
Linux kernel 3.4.73
Linux kernel 3.4.72
Linux kernel 3.4.71
Linux kernel 3.4.64
Linux kernel 3.4.58
Linux kernel 3.4.36
Linux kernel 3.4.32
Linux kernel 3.4.31
Linux kernel 3.4.27
Linux kernel 3.4.26
Linux kernel 3.4.25
Linux kernel 3.4.21
Linux kernel 3.4.20
Linux kernel 3.4.19
Linux kernel 3.4.18
Linux kernel 3.4.17
Linux kernel 3.4.16
Linux kernel 3.4.15
Linux kernel 3.4.14
Linux kernel 3.4.13
Linux kernel 3.4.12
Linux kernel 3.4.11
Linux kernel 3.4.10
Linux kernel 3.4.9
Linux kernel 3.4.8
Linux kernel 3.4.7
Linux kernel 3.4.6
Linux kernel 3.4.5
Linux kernel 3.4.3
Linux kernel 3.4.2
Linux kernel 3.4.1
Linux kernel 3.3.5
Linux kernel 3.3.4
Linux kernel 3.3.2
Linux kernel 3.2.82
Linux kernel 3.2.72
Linux kernel 3.2.62
Linux kernel 3.2.57
Linux kernel 3.2.56
Linux kernel 3.2.51
Linux kernel 3.2.24
Linux kernel 3.2.23
Linux kernel 3.2.13
Linux kernel 3.2.12
Linux kernel 3.2.9
Linux kernel 3.2.1
Linux kernel 3.1.8
Linux kernel 3.0.98
Linux kernel 3.0.75
Linux kernel 3.0.72
Linux kernel 3.0.69
Linux kernel 3.0.65
Linux kernel 3.0.60
Linux kernel 3.0.59
Linux kernel 3.0.58
Linux kernel 3.0.37
Linux kernel 3.0.34
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 3.0.1
Linux kernel 2.6.39
Linux kernel 2.6.38
Linux kernel 2.6.37
Linux kernel 2.6.36
Linux kernel 2.6.35
Linux kernel 2.6.34
Linux kernel 2.6.33
Linux kernel 2.6.32 .9
Linux kernel 2.6.32
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Linux kernel 2.6.29
Linux kernel 2.6.28
Linux kernel 2.6.27
Linux kernel 2.6.26
Linux kernel 2.6.25
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Linux kernel 2.6.23
Linux kernel 4.4.14
Linux kernel 4.4.1
Linux kernel 4.4.0-57
Linux kernel 4.15.8
Linux kernel 4.15.7
Linux kernel 4.14.8
Linux kernel 4.14.7
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
+ Immunix Immunix OS 7+
 + MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4
+ SuSE Linux 6.3
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
Linux kernel 4.14.4
Linux kernel 4.14.3
Linux kernel 4.14.2
Linux kernel 4.14
Linux kernel 4.13.5
Linux kernel 4.13.2
Linux kernel 4.13.1
Linux kernel 4.13
Linux kernel 4.12.10
Linux kernel 4.12.1
Linux kernel 4.12-rc1
Linux kernel 4.12
Linux kernel 4.11.8
Linux kernel 4.11.7
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.9
Linux kernel 4.10.8
Linux kernel 4.10.7
Linux kernel 4.10.5
Linux kernel 4.10.3
Linux kernel 4.10.2
Linux kernel 4.10.11
Linux kernel 4.10.1
Linux kernel 4.10-rc8
Linux kernel 4.10-rc1
Linux kernel 4.1.15
Linux kernel 4.1
Linux kernel 4.0.5
Linux kernel 4.0
Linux kernel 3.8
Linux kernel 3.7.6
Linux kernel 3.7
Linux kernel 3.6
Linux kernel 3.5
Linux kernel 3.4.93
Linux kernel 3.4.81
Linux kernel 3.4.70
Linux kernel 3.4.67
Linux kernel 3.4.29
Linux kernel 3.4
Linux kernel 3.3
Linux kernel 3.2.81
Linux kernel 3.2.78
Linux kernel 3.2.65
Linux kernel 3.2.64
Linux kernel 3.2.63
Linux kernel 3.2.60
Linux kernel 3.2.55
Linux kernel 3.2.54
Linux kernel 3.2.53
Linux kernel 3.2.52
Linux kernel 3.2.50
Linux kernel 3.2.44
Linux kernel 3.2.42
Linux kernel 3.2.38
Linux kernel 3.2.2
Linux kernel 3.2
Linux kernel 3.19
Linux kernel 3.18.9
Linux kernel 3.18
Linux kernel 3.17.6
Linux kernel 3.17
Linux kernel 3.16.6
Linux kernel 3.16.36
Linux kernel 3.16
Linux kernel 3.15
Linux kernel 3.14.73
Linux kernel 3.14.7
Linux kernel 3.14.5
Linux kernel 3.14-4
Linux kernel 3.14-1
Linux kernel 3.14
Linux kernel 3.13.7
Linux kernel 3.13.6
Linux kernel 3.13.5
Linux kernel 3.13.4
Linux kernel 3.13.0
Linux kernel 3.13
Linux kernel 3.12.22
Linux kernel 3.12.15
Linux kernel 3.12.14
Linux kernel 3.12.12
Linux kernel 3.12.1
Linux kernel 3.12
Linux kernel 3.11.9
Linux kernel 3.11.6
Linux kernel 3.11
Linux kernel 3.10.5
Linux kernel 3.10.43
Linux kernel 3.10.31
Linux kernel 3.10.20
Linux kernel 3.10.17
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1
Linux kernel 3.0.66
Linux kernel 3.0.62
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.38.6
Linux kernel 2.6.38.4
Linux kernel 2.6.38.3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.2
Linux kernel 2.6.37.2
Linux kernel 2.6.32.8
Linux kernel 2.6.32.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.62
Linux kernel 2.6.32.61
Linux kernel 2.6.32.60
Linux kernel 2.6.32.6
Linux kernel 2.6.32.5
Linux kernel 2.6.32.3
Linux kernel 2.6.32.28
Linux kernel 2.6.32.15
Linux kernel 2.6.32.14
Linux kernel 2.6.32.13
Linux kernel 2.6.32.12
Linux kernel 2.6.32.11
Linux kernel 2.6.32.10
Linux kernel 2.6.32.1
Linux kernel 2.6.31.6
Linux kernel 2.6.31.4
Linux kernel 2.6.31.1
Linux kernel 2.6.30.5
Linux kernel 2.6.30.4
Linux kernel 2.6.30.3
Linux kernel 2.6.28.4
Linux kernel 2.6.28.10
Linux kernel 2.6.27.54
Linux kernel 2.6.27.51
Linux kernel 2.6.27.49
Linux kernel 2.6.27.26
Linux kernel 2.6.26.1
Linux kernel 2.6.25.4
Linux kernel 2.6.25.3
Linux kernel 2.6.25.2
Linux kernel 2.6.25.1
Linux kernel 2.6.24.6
Linux kernel 2.6.24.4
Linux kernel 2.6.24.3
Linux kernel 2.6.23.14
Linux kernel 2.6.23.10
Linux kernel 2.6.23.1
Not Vulnerable: Linux kernel 4.16.9

Discussion

Linux Kernel 'kernel/compat.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

Versions prior to Linux kernel 4.16.9 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel 'kernel/compat.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel 'kernel/compat.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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