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CVE-2019-16921 (GCVE-0-2019-16921)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-27 12:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:24
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Summary
In the Linux kernel before 4.17, hns_roce_alloc_ucontext in drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c does not initialize the resp data structure, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory, aka CID-df7e40425813.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
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