CVE-2018-6920 is a kernel memory disclosure vulnerability affecting FreeBSD versions prior to 11.1-RELEASE-p10 and 10.4-RELEASE-p9. It stems from insufficient memory initialization in the Linux subsystem and Atheros wireless driver, allowing small amounts of kernel data to be exposed to unprivileged local userland processes. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.0, < 10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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