CVE-2018-19854

Publication date 4 December 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.7 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.3. crypto_report_one() and related functions in crypto/crypto_user.c (the crypto user configuration API) do not fully initialize structures that are copied to userspace, potentially leaking sensitive memory to user programs. NOTE: this is a CVE-2013-2547 regression but with easier exploitability because the attacker does not need a capability (however, the system must have the CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER kconfig option).

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel leaked uninitialized memory to user space in some situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-aws 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1008.10
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1033.35
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-flo 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1033.35~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1008.8
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.44
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.44~14.04.1
linux 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-14.15
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-46.49
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-azure-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.44
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-euclid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1006.7
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1028.29
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1028.29~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1006.7~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-46.49~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-46.49~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1007.7
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1030.30
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-wily 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-maguro 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-mako 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.15.0-1034.39
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1034.39
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1009.11
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1009.11~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1009.11
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1032.34
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.7 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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