In the Linux kernel before 4.17, hns_roce_alloc_ucontext in drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c does not initialize the resp data structure, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory, aka CID-df7e40425813.
References
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df7e40425813c50cd252e6f5e348a81ef1acae56 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df7e40425813c50cd252e6f5e348a81ef1acae56 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2019-09-27 06:15
Updated : 2019-09-27 13:22
NVD link : CVE-2019-16921
Mitre link : CVE-2019-16921
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-665
Improper Initialization
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel