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CVE-2018-20855

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-07-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3. 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-2018-20855
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
0.46%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In create_qp_common in drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c, mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp was never initialized, resulting in a leak of stack memory to userspace.

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