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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-5750: ELSA-2018-4114: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-5750: ELSA-2018-4114: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

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. 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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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