Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-20509

Description

The print_binder_ref_olocked function in drivers/android/binder.c in the Linux kernel 4.14.90 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading " ref *desc *node" lines in a debugfs file.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginfoinferred
Range: = 4.14.90
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.14.90

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References

github.com/Yellow-Pay/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-20509.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0002/nvd
www.mail-archive.com/debian-security-tracker%40lists.debian.org/msg03902.htmlnvd

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