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Information Exposure Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2101241
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 19 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 19 Dec 2017

CVE-2018-5750 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-862.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.