DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20855

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CVE-2018-20855
Published: 26 Jul 2019, 05:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
13/100
CVSS Score
3.3 LOW
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Jul 2019, 05:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•LOW•Score: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.18.8-1 | < 4.18.8-1 | < 4.18.8-1 | < 4.18.8-1

References (1)