CVE-2018-7273

kernel: Kernel address information leak in drivers/block/floppy.c:show_floppy function potentially allowing KASLR bypass

Published Feb 21, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel through 4.15.4, the floppy driver reveals the addresses of kernel functions and global variables using printk calls within the function show_floppy in drivers/block/floppy.c. An attacker can read this information from dmesg and use the addresses to find the locations of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19008 In the Linux kernel through 4.15.4, the floppy driver reveals the addresses of kernel functions and global variables using printk calls within the function show_floppy in drivers/block/floppy.c. An attacker can read this information from dmesg and use the addresses to find the locations of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:24 AM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 21, 2018, 12:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 20, 2018, 12:00 AM