CVE-2018-5750

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

5.5

The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 11.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 26, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (28)

cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040319
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
cve@mitrehttps://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10174835/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4120
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040319

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-5750(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2018:2948
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (3.13.0.153.143) @ precise	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-4.13.0-46-lowlatency (4.13.0-46.51) @ artful	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic (3.13.0-153.203) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-4.13.0-1031-oem (4.13.0-1031.35) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-121-generic (4.4.0-121.145~14.04.1) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-121-generic (4.4.0-121.145) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a	2018-10-30	redhat
redhat	kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7	2018-04-10	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7	2018-04-10	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-28 12:07 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-28 12:07 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-5750?

CVE-2018-5750 is a medium vulnerability published on January 26, 2018. The acpismbushc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.

When was CVE-2018-5750 disclosed?

CVE-2018-5750 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 26, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-5750 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-5750 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5750?

CVE-2018-5750 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-5750?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-5750, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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