CVE-2018-19854

kernel: Information Disclosure in crypto_report_one in crypto/crypto_user.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 3, 2018

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in the crypto_report_one() and related functions in the crypto/crypto_user.c (the crypto user configuration API) which do not fully initialize structures that are copied to userspace, potentially leaking sensitive kernel memory content to a userspace.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor