Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5953
CVE-2018-5953
Description
The swiotlb_print_info function in lib/swiotlb.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "software IO TLB" printk call.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=4.14.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105045nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/%20CVE-2018-5953.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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