Sensitive Kernel Address Information Disclosure in ipddp_ioctl Function

CVE-2018-20511 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.11. The ipddp_ioctl function in drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel address information by leveraging CAP_NET_ADMIN to read the ipddp_route dev and next fields via an SIOCFINDIPDDPRT ioctl call.

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