Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5995
CVE-2018-5995
Description
The pcpu_embed_first_chunk function in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.14 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from a "pages/cpu" printk call.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=4.14.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105049nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/johnsonwangqize/cve-linux/blob/master/CVE-2018-5995.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497nvd
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