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CVE-2018-20511

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-12-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2018-20511
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.11. The ipddp_ioctl function in drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel address information by leveraging CAP_NET_ADMIN to read the ipddp_route dev and next fields via an SIOCFINDIPDDPRT ioctl call.

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