Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: information disclosure via mincore
March 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Linux.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: data reading.
– Provenance: user shell.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 08/01/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass access restrictions to data via mincore()
of the Linux kernel, in order to obtain sensitive information.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-information-disclosure-via-mincore-28182