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The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 does...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2 does not clear garbage data for SG_IO buffer, which may leaking sensitive information to userspace.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 6, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(46th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Initialization

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-8181

GHSA ID

GHSA-8qfp-mxrj-h5cx

Source code

No known source code

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