VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16948

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.99%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Several RPC server routines did not fully initialize their output variables before returning, leaking memory contents from both the stack and the heap. Because the OpenAFS cache manager functions as an Rx server for the AFSCB service, clients are also susceptible to information leakage. For example, RXAFSCB_TellMeAboutYourself leaks kernel memory and KAM_ListEntry leaks kaserver memory.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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